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TechCrunch+ roundup: Pricing strategy, technical due diligence, pitch deck appendix fever

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Investors still expect “healthy growth” Why founders need to secure 24+ months of runway. “Knowing who is using what, when, where and how much will help you unlock valuable insights across all functional groups and teams, and make determining pricing much more straightforward,” says Gupta. Here’s why.

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Google spurs US to ease immigration rules for tech talent

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On May 1, the tech titan submitted a lengthy response to the department’s request for information on modernizing Schedule A, a little-known immigration rule that fast-tracks the hiring of foreign workers in occupations facing pre-certified shortages in the US.

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CIOs eager to scale AI despite difficulty demonstrating ROI, survey finds

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CIOs rank AI as a top priority alongside cybersecurity for IT departments. However, barriers such as adoption speed and security concerns hinder rapid AI integration, according to a new survey. There is a promising surge in the use of AI technologies across various industries. Today’s CIOs are working in a tornado of innovation.

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IP and cybersecurity disputes are top legal concerns for tech companies

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head of Technology and the U.S. head of eDiscovery and Information Governance. No industry is a stranger to litigation, but for the tech sector, it appears intellectual property (IP) and patent disputes, followed by cybersecurity and data protection issues, are among the top legal matters that keep tech company managers up at night.

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Key skills tech leaders need to secure a board seat

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Rona Bunn is CIO for the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), where she facilitates digital orchestration and leads information technology, data, and digital experience. Cybersecurity oversight is a shared responsibility across the whole board. Therefore, we have programs to educate all directors on cybersecurity.

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Daily Crunch: After glitch causes a two-hour global outage, WhatsApp restores service

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Overheard at a VC/startup conference recently: Product market fit is like a product going around from weirdly shaped customer group to weirdly shaped customer group, like that old kid’s book “ Are you my mommy? 8 questions to answer before your startup faces technical due diligence. Big Tech Inc.

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Aligning security and business strategies

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By Sean Duca, vice president and regional chief security officer for Asia Pacific and Japan at Palo Alto Networks Some economists predict that we could soon face a global recession. It attributed the rise to the proliferation of new technologies in regions around the world, with many more people than ever before possessing IT skills.

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