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

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As a result, technical debt starts to accumulate. Considering that nearly 40 million people in Mexico (almost a third of the population) are unbanked, fintech has been a necessary vehicle for fresh routes for credit, insurance and remittances,” writes Jen Laloup, CEO of Mobile Growth Association. And accumulate.

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

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Enterprise CIOs have always been at a disadvantage competing with tech firms for skilled IT pros, but accelerated transformation efforts and an AI gold rush have significantly intensified the talent war, prompting CIOs to increasingly turn to outside firms for help. Last June, for example, Dun & Bradstreet launched D&B.AI

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7 ways to spot hidden IT talent within your ranks

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Spotting promising talent requires keeping a close pulse on both the enterprise and its people, says Carter Busse, CIO at business automation technology provider Workato. He adds that such pros also usually have solid business knowledge, are technically-savvy, and are eager to learn new tasks when given the opportunity.

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8 top priorities for CIOs in 2023

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Technology will play a pivotal role in building resiliency, since it’s entrenched in every aspect and rung of an enterprise,” says Peter Kirkwood, principal consultant at Zinnov, a global management consulting and strategy advisory firm. Krantz suggests that IT leaders should seek Ph.D.-level

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WizeHire lands fresh cash to expand its SMB-focused hiring platform

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The tranche values the company at $250 million post-money, and cofounder and CEO Sid Upadhyay says that it’ll be put toward growing WizeHire’s over-100-person headcount, expanding the company’s hiring resources and “further establish[ing]” relationships with technical partners.

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WeTravel books $27M to build fintech and more for bespoke group travel

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Originally, Koeppel and his two co-founders Garib Mehdiyev (CTO) and Zaky Prabowo (CMO) had moved out from Azerbaijan, Indonesia, and Switzerland to the Bay Area to start the business, only to find it impossible to navigate the visa waters to bring engineers and other technical talent over, too.

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Micro transformation: Driving big business benefit through quick IT wins

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The CIO of transportation and logistics company Werner Enterprises has spent the bulk of his career doing full-blown transformation projects that often took two or three years to complete and ended up being a “massive, monolithic platform.” When it comes to IT projects, Daragh Mahon likes to think small.