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On average, CTOs make more than CEOs at early-stage startups

TechCrunch

New data from Kruze Consulting’s salary data from more than 200 startups show that CTOs, on average, are on higher salaries than their CEO counterparts. On average, co-founders make the same, but where there is a difference, the balance typically tips in the favor of the technical co-founder. Data from: Kruze Consulting.

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Innovation chief Claus T. Jensen on executing a vision

CIO

The author of six books, including his latest, Digital Transformation for Dummies , Jensen’s career journey spans 20 years of transformational leadership in CTO, CIO, and CDO roles at organizations like Danske Bank, IBM, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. It is the chief data scientist, which is all things data and analytics.

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Sylvera takes $32M to build trust in carbon offsetting ratings

TechCrunch

based startup which uses machine learning technology to analyze a variety of visual data like satellite imagery and lidar with the goal of boosting accountability and credibility around carbon offsetting projects, has fast followed a $5.8 Sylvera , a U.K.-based million seed round in May last year by closing a $32 million Series A.

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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower CTO

Most innovators don’t have a technical background, so it’s hard to evaluate the truth of the situation. The explanation from software leadership is often unsatisfying or unclear. We then review the answers with the technical and product teams. And unless they have a tech background, they can’t look under the hood themselves.

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HumanGeo: Data, Services and Products positioned at the intersection of Big Data applications, social media analytics, and geospatial visualization

CTOvision

Al Di Leonardo and Abe Usher are both mission-focused executives with a background in both technology and military leadership. This is reflected in the fact that both are recipients of numerous awards, including the Fed 100 award for innovative ideas and technical leadership.

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High-Touch Leadership in Buffer’s Fully Remote Culture

Gitprime

GitPrime elevates engineering leadership with objective data. Two (equal) leadership paths. We see two routes towards leadership ,” she says. “We We see people leadership, which is what traditional management might look like. Second, we see technical leadership as an equal track,” she adds.

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Cybersecurity Standards and Your Enterprise

CTOvision

This is an area requiring continued technical leadership or it will have little impact. But with technical leadership, good security standards can make a world of difference. We encounter so many standards in the corporate world that in so many cases they become totally ineffective.