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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower CTO

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? Most innovators don’t have a technical background, so it’s hard to evaluate the truth of the situation. And unless they have a tech background, they can’t look under the hood themselves.

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The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster

CIO

Around the turn of the century, Autonomy Corporation was one of the darlings of the UK technology industry, specializing in knowledge management and enterprise search. Rather than selling software to customers, HP said, Autonomy had been selling them hardware at a loss, then booking the sales as software licensing revenue.

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7 common pitfalls for hardware startups and how to avoid them

TechCrunch

You’ve likely heard that “hardware is hard”; mostly because hardware startups have to deal with things that software companies don’t really have to worry about. ” Hardware development is complex and challenging. Hardware development is inherently a lot more costly than cranking out software.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: eVTOL takes off, pivoting with agility, when to hire a lawyer

TechCrunch

” is a staple of Gen X humor, since it reaffirms the cynical viewpoint that technology frequently fails to deliver on its lofty promises. “I’ve been working in the aircraft development space for decades, but 2021 was different,” Tigner writes. “Where’s my flying car?” An emphasis on noise pollution.

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5 pillars of a cloud-conscious culture

CIO

To them, most of the technology stack can be regarded as a commodity, a layer of hardware and software no different from one organization to another. Much of the work requires travel to remote regions of the world, and teams need to become operational almost immediately. “We Leaders need to walk the walk and talk the talk.”

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5 pitfalls to avoid when partnering with startups

CIO

Enterprise technology leaders are actively partnering with startups to help make their organizations more innovative and agile. Co-creating with startups can help kickstart innovation , provide CIOs with access to hard-to-find skills in emerging technologies, and round out digital transformational strategies.

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TechCrunch Experts: 3 articles on growth marketing and software development

TechCrunch

TechCrunch Experts continues to gather and share authoritative advice for founders who need help with growth marketing and software development. I spoke with founder Mulenga Agley about how their team assesses new clients and common marketing mistakes related to conversion optimization rates.