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TechCrunch+ roundup: Zendesk rejects $17B offer, sidewalk robots, recruiting survey

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Our startup’s first hire was a fractional Head of Remote. With that in mind, SaaS startup Wingback made a fractional head of remote its first hire, “and it was the best decision we made,” said Yann Leretaille, co-founder and CTO. Our startup’s first hire was a fractional Head of Remote.

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Independent, Involved, Informed, and Informative: The Characteristics of a CoPE

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As our Field CTO Liz Fong-Jones says , production excellence is important for cloud-native software organizations because it ensures a safe, reliable, and sustainable system for an organization’s customers and employees. These two correlated aspects make the CoPE a supremely helpful advisor to frontline teams and organizational leadership.

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Top IT exec recuiters weigh in on talent trends today

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Two of the top executive recruiters in the CIO retained search space, Shawn Banerji and Martha Heller, joined me for the first episode of 2024 to share their insights on a range of talent-related issues, including hiring trends, hybrid work questions, and the critical skills companies are looking for at the executive level.

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8 tips for cultivating a winning IT culture

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Employees who aren’t just informed of objectives, but given a sense of responsibility, are more comfortable with their roles and tend to enjoy the challenge of being a key driver of excellent performance.” For a qualitative view, employee surveys that measure engagement or information from front-line managers can be used.

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Learn from IT Thought Leaders at FutureIT D.C.

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Niki Allen, chief information technology and operations officer and vice president of infrastructure and operations, for Boeing Information Technology & Data Analytics, and Rona Bunn, CIO of NACD will offer practical strategies to lead the digital journey and avoid burnout, as well as answer audience questions in an open discussion.

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How CIOs can be pillars of stability in an uncertain world

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Sitting in a booth with his hard-working direct reports, the chief information officer sighs. Mike McSally, a human capital advisor with 20-plus years of experience in executive recruiting, does not believe recruiting has to be a problem. The bank president wails, “ Economic hurricane.” Same-old, same-old.

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Space startup Wyvern raises $4.5M and joins YC’s latest cohort

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Since then, the startup has made some significant moves beyond just the funding, including growing to a total of 18 employees and bringing on aerospace industry veteran and former Airbus CTO Christine Tovee. Hyperspectral imaging can provide detail about previously hidden information, including the chemical makeup of the scene it captures.

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