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Former Gemini CTO launches Fierce, a high-yield finance super app

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There is also stock trading where users can purchase fractional shares and ETFs. link] Cornish, a software developer by trade, started the New York–based company in 2021 after a career that included chief information officer for the New York Stock Exchange and chief technology officer for Gemini Trust Co.

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TechCrunch Experts: 3 articles on growth marketing and software development

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TechCrunch Experts continues to gather and share authoritative advice for founders who need help with growth marketing and software development. When it comes to growth marketing, ‘so much of CRO is psychological’ Software consulting.

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Top 20 Female Speakers in Software Development Events

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In recent years, there has been an increasing effort to include more female speakers at software development events. Lack of Representation: When there are few female role models or speakers in the software development community, it becomes challenging for aspiring female developers to see themselves in those positions.

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From Ph.D. to boutique software developer: An interview with Solwey’s Andrew Drach

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Software consultant Andrew Drach’s two companies Callentis and Solwey demonstrate his entrepreneurial skills, but his clients also value his educational background, as we learned through TechCrunch’s survey to identify the best software consultants for startups.

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An Adult Conversation About Estimates

Speaker: Beekey Cheung, Software Consultant, Professor Beekums, LLC

Estimates are a contentious topic in software development. Most of our development teams hate providing estimates and many managers are starting to view them as unnecessary. As senior software leaders, how can we determine whether estimates are helpful or harmful to our teams?

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Which software consultants do startups love to work with?

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Outsourcing engineering has become more common in recent years, so we’re starting a new initiative to profile the software consultants who startups love to work with the most. ” The software development agency has worked on more than 350 digital products since its founding in 2009, for startups of all sizes.

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Private equity looks to the CIO as value multiplier

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PE investors have begun to realize they can achieve better returns with strong and empowered CIOs at portfolio companies, says John Buccola, CTO of E78 Partners, a managed services provider focused on the private equity market. Every aspect of the business is dependent on some type of technology.”