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7 ways investors can gain clarity while conducting technical due diligence

TechCrunch

He focuses primarily on investments in software and technology-enabled business services. It feels like almost any company is a tech company in one way or another these days. But when it comes to assessing investment opportunities, few venture and growth equity investors have the resources to conduct thorough technical diligence.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower CTO

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. After all, that’s what tech innovation is all about. What are your key Startup Metrics ? Do you have a custom algorithm or other technology? Is anyone working with you on this?

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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. But first, here are some of the reviews we’re already getting from the new survey. Consultant: Appetiser Apps. Consultant: Aloa.

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

CIO

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. D ue diligence pays off.

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How Can We Stop Under Utilizing a Key User Experience Champion?

Speaker: Miles Robinson, Agile and Management Consultant, Motivational Speaker

In the world of ever-changing technology, customer representation has become a key factor for a product’s success. However, despite the importance of the customer's voice, it has become one of the most overlooked aspects, leading to a gap between vision and execution on even the most practical metrics. Revitalize QA as champions.

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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment

CIO

Optimizing cloud investments requires close collaboration with the rest of the business to understand current and future needs, building effective FinOps teams, partnering with providers, and ongoing monitoring of key performance metrics. We need hard metrics because we’re running 800 instances of cloud computers.

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2023 CIO Hall of Fame inductees on building a successful IT leadership career

CIO

Yet the leading tech execs who make up CIO’s 2023 CIO Hall of Fame share many of the same attributes, attitudes, and ambitions. For example, most say they love both technology and problem-solving — a combination that often got them interested in the IT profession in the first place. Second, be intentional.