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TechCrunch+ roundup: Technical due diligence, web3’s promise, how to hire well

TechCrunch

“It’s still much easier to develop a Web 2.0 app simply because the ecosystem is mature and enjoys a large and thriving developer community,” says Devin Abbott, who specializes in design and development tools, React and web3 applications. 8 questions to answer before your startup faces technical due diligence.

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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. And accumulate. It’s a modest bump in worth for the company, which was last valued at $3.32

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Top 10 barriers to strategic IT success

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In fact, CIOs listed numerous roadblocks to IT strategic success in the 2024 State of the CIO Study from Foundry, publisher of CIO.com. Trouble with talent The State of the CIO Study found that staff and skills shortages was the No. Tech debt and legacy tech Technical debt and legacy tech are both big speedbumps.

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8 ways IT can help supercharge your sales team

CIO

Form a strong partnership Forming an effective IT-sales partnership requires embracing a startup mentality, even at large, long-established organizations, advises Amit Vashisht, assistant vice president at retirement services firm Jackson Enterprise Technology. Yet he also advises proceeding with caution.

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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

When possible, refer all matters to committees for “further study and consideration” Attempt to make committees as large as possible — never less than five. Refer back to matters decided upon at the last meeting and attempt to re-open the question of the advisability of that decision. Deploy as infrequently as possible.

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10 most difficult-to-fill IT roles — and how to address the gap

CIO

But, notes Lobo, “in all geographies, finding well-rounded leadership and experienced technical talent in areas such as legacy technologies, cybersecurity, and data science remains a challenge.” The 2022 ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study calculated a cybersecurity workforce gap of 3.4 The net result? million professionals.

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Injectsense collects $1.7M grant for its eye implant smaller than a grain of rice

TechCrunch

If you were to accidentally drop the eye sensor developed by Injectsense you’d have little chance of finding it. Injectsense, a startup founded in 2014, has developed an ocular implant smaller than a grain of rice. A study reviewed by TechCrunch suggested that the devices performed well, though the data hasn’t been peer reviewed.