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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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Storytelling for CIOs: From niche to bestseller

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I used figures of speech and financial terms they understood, and I kept well away from technical jargon because that wasn’t my audience. She adds that storytelling is also being used increasingly in M&A, and she’s advised on Accenture’s recent acquisition of UK creative change management consultancy, The Storytellers.

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

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Such partnerships include long-standing ones such as business consultancies to advise on transformation efforts, software vendors with expertise in vertical or horizontal solutions, system integrators to help design and implement multi-vendor tech stacks, and managed service providers to run and optimize targeted IT domains.

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7 ways to spot hidden IT talent within your ranks

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Schwarz says she prizes agile team members who understand business concepts and outcomes, and who have the ability to tell a story that translates technical thoughts into business outcomes. 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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Women IT leaders take center stage

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It’s helping influence decisions and being part of that group of people making decisions,” says Karen Stine, head of data at insurance firm Willis Towers Watson. It’s pretty much the technical term for a double standard,” Gordon says. “It’s being brought to the table for conversations and discussions. It’s not fair, but it exists.

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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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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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