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TechCrunch+ roundup: Slashing technical debt, IPO analysis, your first comms hire

TechCrunch

Early-stage entrepreneurs who are eager to ship usually spend more time calculating their startup’s monthly burn rate than selecting an optimal development environment. As a result, technical debt starts to accumulate. Dear Sophie: Any suggestions for recruiting international tech talent? And accumulate. Flourishing Founder.

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7 ways an MBA will advance your IT career — and 5 ways it won’t

CIO

Ben King, head of mobile app development firm Aviato Consulting, is convinced that it can provide a major career boost. In today’s business world you can’t just be the IT person,” warns Chris Rice, a partner at executive recruitment firm Riviera Partners. Does it make sense for an IT leader to seek an MBA?

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7 ways to create a more IT-savvy C-suite

CIO

A CIO should be less of an educator and more of a guide, Tweedie notes. Advise and collaborate. Then collaborate to develop an action plan,” advises Suneet Dua, products and technology chief growth officer at business advisory firm PwC. What are their department’s goals? What do they care about?

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Landing Your First CIO Role? Learn how Next CIO Winners Gathered to Support Their C-suite Tech Leadership Journey.

CIO

With CIOs now often reporting directly to the CEO instead of the CFO, the emphasis has shifted from technical proficiency to business acumen. The State of the CIO 2024 survey confirms this, stating that 79% of heads of IT say the CIOs have a strong educational partnership with the CIO/board of directors.

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Top IT exec recuiters weigh in on talent trends today

CIO

Two of the top executive recruiters in the CIO retained search space, Shawn Banerji and Martha Heller, joined me for the first episode of 2024 to share their insights on a range of talent-related issues, including hiring trends, hybrid work questions, and the critical skills companies are looking for at the executive level.

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

CIO

With all the focus on recruiting more women to technology-related roles, there needs to be comparable emphasis on creative retention strategies to move the needle in any substantive way. “We There’s a stereotype of what security looks like, but the technical stuff is the easiest to pick up,” Lee says. Toyota Financial Services.

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5 ways to improve employee development programs for your organization

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

“Companies that transform their learning and development organizations are not only able to accelerate skills development but also can dramatically improve employee engagement and retention—one of the biggest challenges cited by this year’s respondents.”- Benefits of having an employee development programs in an organization.