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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

CIO

IT leaders must rigorously assess their partners’ talent management and development strategies, build greater trust and transparency into the relationships, and invest in greater partner governance. Many of the new skills are in rare supply, as are team leaders experienced in this new development paradigm.”

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How to pitch me: 5 investors discuss what they’re looking for in April 2023

TechCrunch

But dealmaking is idiosyncratic: a few investors might be content to make a deal over coffee, but early-stage teams still need a sturdy pitch deck or memo they can leave behind. And if you’ve added “AI” to your pitch deck only to make it more appealing, here’s some more bad news: FOMO is passé, and due diligence is the new black.

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Let’s talk IP and M&A with Perkins Coie, Merus Capital & Brainbase at TC Early Stage in April

TechCrunch

This two-day bootcamp helps early-inning founders develop core entrepreneurial skills for startup success. How do they conduct IP due diligence? How do investors and founders, post-funding, ensure their start-ups pursue an IP strategy that optimizes exit valuation for all? Case in point. Brought to you by Perkins Coie.

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Smile Identity expands African footprint with acquisition of Appruve to strengthen ID verification services

TechCrunch

Smile Identity , a KYC compliance and ID verification partner for many African fintechs and businesses, has acquired Inclusive Innovations, the parent company of Appruve , a Ghanaian developer of identity verification software.

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The cyber security challenges in fintech and neobanking’s rise

CIO

Senior tech execs gathered recently for a roundtable discussion on the growth of fintechs and neobanks in this country, the opportunities it presents, and the critical trends businesses must be aware of in 2022 when it comes to charting a course for progressing in this sector in a strong but safe way.

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For founders who want to launch apps, ‘being non-technical is not a limitation’

TechCrunch

Based in Warsaw, Poland, Intent assists a wide variety of companies with everything from product design and UX to development and deployment of connected devices. As a development shop, how involved do you get when helping clients validate ideas before they bring their apps to market? If so, how do you help manage their expectations?

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Announcing the startups and judges onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

Koop Technologies (Pittsburgh, PA, USA) — Presenter: Sergey Litvinenko, co-Founder and CEO. ” Boston Materials (Billerica, MA, USA) — Presenter: Anvesh Gurijala, founder and CEO. ” Swyft Cities (Mountain View, CA) — Presenter: Jeral Poskey, CEO. Startups pitching on the main stage. ” Expert panel of judges.

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