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How Trainline’s CTO stays on track with professional development

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Few would swap sunny San Francisco and the innovation of Silicon Valley for a train ticketing company serving disgruntled UK commuters, but try telling that to Trainline CTO, Milena Nikolic. Nothing clicked until she spoke to Trainline, the international digital rail and coach technology platform, headquartered in London.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

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Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. Ads, Viral/Social, SEO)? Social Integration/Viral Outreach Is your application tied into any social networks? Commenting?

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CIOs in transition: 5 tips for landing your next IT leadership job

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Build your network continuously Joe Puglisi, former CIO and now investor, advisor, and board member, leads a weekly call for the Society of Information Management (SIM) Members in Transition program. Contribute posts, comment on others’ posts, join groups, and answer questions on LinkedIn and other social media platforms.

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Former Uber CTO Thuan Pham joins South Korean e-commerce leader Coupang

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Coupang , the country’s largest e-commerce company by market share, announced today it has hired Pham as its new CTO. ” After leaving, Pham intended to spend his time teaching university students and mentoring entrepreneurs instead of joining another large tech company.

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Early Snapchat employee debuts Yoni Circle, a social storytelling app for womxn

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Drimal, has now launched her own social app, Yoni Circle. Drimal came up with the idea for a social storytelling app, in part, because she saw the potential when working on the Snapchat “Our Stories” product. An early Snapchat employee who once architected the “Our Stories” product, Chloe?

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Farther, a wealth tech firm, banks $15M Series A as valuation hits $50M

TechCrunch

Building wealth is a long process and can be complex, but Farther is bringing both technology and advisors to the table to make these kinds of services more accessible. Meanwhile, Genser, CTO, is a military veteran who previously worked at Goldman Sachs leading an artificial intelligence team in private wealth.

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Top IT exec recuiters weigh in on talent trends today

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Banerji is the managing partner for the Data, Digital & Technology Leaders Practice at Caldwell, recruiting such roles as CIO, CTO, chief digital officer, chief data officer, CISO, and the related leadership suites. Do you want to be on this board and an advisor of that? Do you want a full-time job? Do you want to be an operator?