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How to succeed as a fractional CIO

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A fractional CIO is a technology leader hired on a temporary or part-time basis, explains Peter Kirkwood, corporate strategy leader at management consulting and strategy advisory firm Zinnov. Fractional, or contract, CIOs are becoming an important and increasingly relied on niche in the IT executive job market.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: No-code MVP strategy, hiring under scrutiny, A/B growth testing

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In a comprehensive article that weighs development costs and technical debt against time to market , Chopra encourages readers to consider factors like product defensibility and risk before deciding whether to build or buy. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Thanks very much for reading TC+ this week!

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7 enterprise data strategy trends

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Every enterprise needs a data strategy that clearly defines the technologies, processes, people, and rules needed to safely and securely manage its information assets and practices. Here’s a quick rundown of seven major trends that will likely reshape your organization’s current data strategy in the days and months ahead.

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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. TechCrunch Senior Writer Romain Dillet interviewed Jill Wetzler, VP of Engineering at Pilot, and Preeti Somal, EVP of Engineering at HashiCorp , to learn more about how they evaluate third-party vendors, select open-source components and think ahead with regard to engineering capabilities.

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Top 10 barriers to strategic IT success

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When asked which challenges most often force IT to redirect time and focus away from strategy and innovation tasks, CIOs most commonly cited staff and skills shortages, changing business conditions, and addressing security threats. Tech debt and legacy tech Technical debt and legacy tech are both big speedbumps. 1 challenge listed.

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Why generic marketing approaches don’t work on software developers

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“Most of the technical content published misses the mark with developers. I think we can all do a better job,” author and developer marketing expert Adam DuVander says. When we interviewed him last July , Hughes explained that he would refer leads to EveryDeveloper when they needed to sort out their content strategy.

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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

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But what was interesting to me was that I found myself recommending that each of them should have a technical adviser. This is exactly the kind of thing I'm doing as a Part-Time CTO or Technical Advisor for startups. It just didn't dawn on me how common this need is. Strategic Technical Advisor.