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

TechCrunch

In his latest TC+ post, Michael Perez, director of growth and data at VC firm M13, shares five questions he uses to devise pricing strategy frameworks , along with three value metrics and a detailed measurement plan for GTM strategy. 7 ways investors can gain clarity while conducting technical due diligence. Here’s why.

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What is SAFe? A framework for scaling business agility

CIO

Apply systems thinking into all facets of development. Base milestones on objective estimation and evaluation of working systems to ensure there is an economic benefit. Lean portfolio management: By applying Lean and systems thinking, SAFe organizations ensure their entire portfolio is aligned and funded to deliver strategic value.

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Athenian gives you metrics about your engineering team without focusing on individuals

TechCrunch

Meet Athenian , a new startup that analyzes your software delivery workflow and gives you insights. When you start using the product, you first connect it to various data sources, such as GitHub, Jira and your CI/CD system. The startup breaks down your pipeline in several categories, such as ‘plan & design’, ‘review’ and ‘release’.

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Digital transformation’s fundamental change management mistake

CIO

Martin Davis, CIO and managing partner at Dunelm Associates, says not to declare success too early : “Too many projects prematurely declare success at the point of process or system implementation and fail to recognize that change management efforts must continue for some time after implementation to realize the full value.”

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Daily Crunch: Zoom’s new AI-powered features include whiteboard generation and meeting summaries

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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

Refer back to matters decided upon at the last meeting and attempt to re-open the question of the advisability of that decision. Technology When joining, require a 6-18 months rewrite of core systems. Split systems along arbitrary boundaries: maximize the number of systems involved in any feature. Blame the previous CTO.

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DataJoy raises $6M seed to help SaaS companies track key business metrics

TechCrunch

The idea is to build a product with a way to connect to key business systems, pull the data and answer a very specific set of business questions, while using machine learning to provide more proactive advice. “I spend my life in the board meetings. Polytomic announces $2.4M seed to move business data where it’s needed.

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