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Our startup’s first hire was a fractional Head of Remote

TechCrunch

Yann Leretaille is the co-founder and CTO of Wingback , a SaaS growth infrastructure company. It might seem counterintuitive, but the first person on board at Wingback was a Fractional Head of Remote — and it was the best decision we made. Contributor. Share on Twitter. The very first hire at our SaaS startup was (surprise!)

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Which software consultants do startups love to work with?

TechCrunch

Outsourcing engineering has become more common in recent years, so we’re starting a new initiative to profile the software consultants who startups love to work with the most. Consultant: Appetiser Apps. Consultant: Aloa. ” Consultant: Ajmera InfoTech. Which is an advantage.”

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EV startup BasiGo debuts in Nairobi after $1 million pre-seed funding

TechCrunch

Electric vehicle startup BasiGo has today announced the launch of its operations in Nairobi, bringing clean energy options to Kenya’s public transport industry, currently dominated by fossil-fuel buses. . BasiGo’s COO, Alex Mwaura, said they will tap the country’s renewable energy resource to fuel public transportation. .

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What CIOs need to become better enablers of sustainability

CIO

So the CIO, the technologies they deploy, and the partnerships they form are essential to the future of a more environmentally sustainable way of doing business. Like anything, the hard work is the initial assessment,” says CGI director of business consulting and CIO advisor Sean Sadler.

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Top 9 challenges IT leaders will face in 2023

CIO

The need to grow smartly Gil Westrich’s company, ClearML, is benefiting from increased adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) technology. But the CTO and co-founder says that scaling to meet that demand presents its own challenges, which require self-reflection. How do we grow our business responsibly?”

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#768 Takeaways from the Largest Tech Conferences in the World with Jim Harris, Keynote Speaker & Best Selling Author

Modern CTO

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! For booking inquiries, email booking@proseriesmedia.com About Jim Harris Jim Harris is one of North America’s foremost management consultants, public speakers, authors and thinkers on change and leadership. To learn more about Jim Harris, check out his website here.

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Top Green Software Speakers

Apiumhub

With 16 years of professional experience in software engineering, including roles as CTO and CEO, he has become a prominent speaker at Green Software events in Germany. Throughout his career, he has provided consulting services to clients in various domains and locations, specializing in application modernization.