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Why IT surveys can’t be trusted for strategic decisions

CIO

If, for example, I tell you I tossed a coin twice, you’ll know there were four equally probable outcomes. One reason is that surveys dominate research into IT practices, and their results generally follow the well-worn template: X percent of Y does or is planning to do Z. Someone’s survey associates a big bar with that subject.

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Kauffman Fellows Sentiment Survey Says Venture Investors Plan To Spend More In 2024 

Crunchbase News

The survey includes around 260 respondents across 200 firms. More than 95% of surveyed fellows perceive the climate for venture firms raising funds to range from somewhat to extremely challenging. And secondary strategies have become much more prominent, according to the survey. Based on the survey this is not the case.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: New VC rules, AI biotech investor survey, Instagram ad case study

TechCrunch

An example: “growth at all costs” is a fairy tale made possible by cheap money that helped venture capitalists set expectations for founders — and each other — for years. TechCrunch+ roundup: New VC rules, AI biotech investor survey, Instagram ad case study by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch.

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Technical Recruitment Survey Report 2024

Mobilunity

To learn more, we commissioned Research Without Borders (RWB) to carry out a wide-ranging online survey. Our survey found that 45% of candidates – nearly half of all hired applicants – perform well at interview but underperform in their role. This is far from a marginal problem. Where is recruitment going so wrong?

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Technical Recruitment Survey Report 2024

Mobilunity

To learn more, we commissioned Research Without Borders (RWB) to carry out a wide-ranging online survey. Our survey found that 45% of candidates – nearly half of all hired applicants – perform well at interview but underperform in their role. This is far from a marginal problem. Where is recruitment going so wrong?

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Vanity metric dangers, planning for failure, Black founders survey

TechCrunch

Blogs are a great example: Because they’re a cheap way to drive SEO, companies crank them out, then use KPIs like time on site, pages per session and social media likes to demonstrate how successful they’ve been. “The truth is: vanity metrics don’t measure how engaged potential customers are, ” writes Christopher P.

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3 examples of organizations improving CX with self-composed AI

CIO

Most business leaders don’t need convincing about the power of AI: nearly 60% surveyed last year by Zendesk said they plan to increase their investment by at least 25% this year. Leading technology vendors have made it so that businesses can easily launch and customize their own powerful, CX-enhancing AI.

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