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TechCrunch+ roundup: 3 key hiring metrics, building SDR teams, insurtech investor survey

TechCrunch

The expense involved in recruiting, training and onboarding a new employee who turns out to be a poor fit could be equivalent to 50% of that person’s first-year salary. “Pipeline generation at early-stage companies is expensive and time consuming, often more so than the sales process itself.

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Technical Recruitment Survey Report 2024

Mobilunity

As today’s tech-based industries expand and develop at a rapid pace, recruiting the best technical talent – and retaining them – is a critical element in a business’s continued success. Will they overperform in their interview but underperform in the role itself? Is your applicant what they seem?

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Technical Recruitment Survey Report 2024

Mobilunity

As today’s tech-based industries expand and develop at a rapid pace, recruiting the best technical talent – and retaining them – is a critical element in a business’s continued success. Will they overperform in their interview but underperform in the role itself? Is your applicant what they seem?

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The early returns on gen AI for software development

CIO

Generative AI is already having an impact on multiple areas of IT, most notably in software development. Still, gen AI for software development is in the nascent stages, so technology leaders and software teams can expect to encounter bumps in the road.

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5 surefire ways to derail a digital transformation (without knowing it)

CIO

And while KPMG reports that 72% of CEOs have aggressive digital investment strategies, McKinsey details a harsh reality that 70% of transformations fail. Having too many number-one priorities sets unrealistic expectations with business stakeholders and stresses team leaders.

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Cloud-Native Security Survey: Patterns and Tipping Points in New Report

Prisma Clud

As our 2023 cloud-native security survey shows, life indeed moves fast in the cloud. Change also cycles rapidly, particularly with cloud-native application development, where everything from IP addresses to containers is ephemeral. Of 2,500+ survey respondents, greater than 50% represent enterprise-sized organizations.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Insurtech investor survey, H-1B red flags, SaaS sales coaching

TechCrunch

Between 2016 and 2022, insurtech startups received around $43 billion in funding, and despite the downturn, most of the investors that reporter Anna Heim recently surveyed said they’re still positive about the sector’s prospects: Martha Notaras, general partner, Brewer Lane Ventures. How to make coaching work for your sales team.

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