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Thoma Bravo buys cybersecurity vendor Proofpoint for $12.3B in cash

TechCrunch

In the latest development, private equity giant Thoma Bravo is buying Proofpoint , the SaaS security vendor, for $12.3 It also however reported a GAAP net loss of $45.3 That’s narrowed from a net loss of $66.8 million a year ago, but is still a net loss. Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of 2021 was $31.5

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A troubling startup layoff trend has emerged

TechCrunch

It’s also worth noting that the cadence of net new layoff events is falling, ever so slightly. According to Nolan Church, the CEO and co-founder of fractional work platform Continuum, there are a few reasons that a founder may have to do two rounds of layoffs in quick succession: business getting worse, poor forecasting, or both.

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Beamery, the all-in-one talent management platform, becomes a unicorn

TechCrunch

It’s no surprise, then, that burnout and exhaustion are widespread in HR, with one survey finding that 42% of teams are struggling under the weight of too many projects and responsibilities. One beneficiary of that increased spending is London-based Beamery, a startup developing a talent lifecycle management platform.

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Daily Crunch: After clinching $12.3B valuation, Brex hires Meta exec as chief product officer

TechCrunch

Turo’s business roars back in 2021 : Car-rental unicorn Turo has filed to go public, so TechCrunch dug into the numbers. The gist is that after a pretty flat 2020, Turo’s business posted strong growth and improved revenue quality during the first three quarters of 2021. We should get more updated numbers in time. Is that useful?

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Prisma Cloud Delivers 276% ROI: 2021 Forrester TEI Study

Palo Alto Networks

Security teams need to ensure that cloud environments are configured properly as any misconfiguration could leak data or provide a target for attackers. These teams also need to work with compliance and audit teams to achieve and maintain compliance, which is a challenge in highly dynamic cloud environments.

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Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz invested more in fintech than any other sector in 2022

TechCrunch

While blockchain and crypto arguably fall under the fintech category, I usually leave analysis of those segments to our crypto team, so I won’t go into a16z’s blockchain investments. Now, we know that investments in fintech companies were far lower in 2022 compared to 2021. of its workforce (affecting its engineering team the most).

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5 Tips for Successfully Implementing Behavior-Driven Development in Your Team

Gorilla Logic

Have you ever been part of a team where tickets are hard to understand or don’t supply enough detail for the team to properly work? Experiences like these make many developers think about using Behavior-Driven Development (BDD). Know your team members You work with your team every day and know them well.