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Doing Diligence Well In Venture Investing: Going Back To The Future

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By Nicolas Sauvage Due diligence has made a comeback. On an average deal, VCs would spend 118 hours on due diligence and call 10 references. The assumption was often that someone else had already done the diligence. With that, high-quality diligence has returned, and it is both art and a science.

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What is SAFe? A framework for scaling business agility

CIO

SAFe is particularly well-suited to complex projects that involve multiple large teams at the project, program, and portfolio levels. Value streams refer to the set of processes by which an organization creates value for its customers, which can be internal users or external consumers or clients.

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Impact on Design and Development: WCAG 2.1

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Introduction: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are a set of guidelines developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to ensure that web content is accessible to people with disabilities. In this blog, we will discuss the practical implications for designers and developers in transitioning from WCAG 2.0 to WCAG 2.1.

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7 investors reveal what’s hot in fintech in Q1 2023

TechCrunch

However, it appears that even though VCs are proceeding more cautiously than before and taking their time with due diligence, they are still investing. Private market valuations, at any point in time, are not only a reflection of a team’s hard work and progress, but are also impacted by the financing environment.

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Leverage early investors when raising a Series A, says DeepScribe’s Akilesh Bapu

TechCrunch

.” Eventually, the company closed a $30 million Series A round led by Index Ventures partner Nina Achadjian, as the duo discussed on the latest episode of TechCrunch Live , our weekly program featuring entrepreneurs, developers and investors. Prepare for due diligence. References. How do you scale?

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

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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.