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How AerCap’s CIO has been a catalyst for a robust M&A strategy

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The successful execution of AerCaps growth through acquisition strategy involved many moving parts, among them merging two IT departments, a process that has plagued other high profile M&A projects in the past. Business strategy must drive IT decision making Business-first pragmatism is the key to understanding what makes Koletzki tick.

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How Nubank’s CX strategy made it one of the most loved digital banks

TechCrunch

That restriction required the team to develop an inventive product strategy to find a foothold in the market while they waited for a license directly from the country’s president. Nubank was so adamant about differentiating itself from other banks that it chose Barney purple for its brand color and first credit card.

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RedHat is acquiring container security company StackRox

TechCrunch

IBM purchased the company in 2018 for a hefty $34 billion and has been leveraging that acquisition as part of a shift to a hybrid cloud strategy under CEO Arvind Krishna. This approach is consistent with IBM’s strategy of supporting multicloud, hybrid environments. Investors included Menlo Ventures, Redpoint and Sequoia Capital.

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Squarespace raises $300M at a staggering $10B valuation

TechCrunch

The online website creation and hosting service — which has now expanded into e-commerce by hosting online stores — then raised another $40 million round in 2014. Declining ad rates may signal a reset for startup SEM strategies. million Series A in 2010 that was co-led by Accel and Index Ventures.

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Here’s what I learned while leading a bootstrapped startup to $40M ARR

TechCrunch

To help you set your business up to thrive during economic turbulence and beyond, I’d like to share some of the strategies that proved successful when building Hotjar, the company I lead. Since our founding in 2014, we’ve reached $40 million in ARR through bootstrapping. From there, it was off to the races.

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Hootsuite lays off nearly a third of its workforce as CEO tries to ‘refocus’

TechCrunch

“We need to refocus our strategies to drive efficiency, growth and financial sustainability,” CEO Tom Keiser said in a statement sent to TechCrunch. Social media marketing firm Hootsuite says it has slashed its workforce by 30%. The company offered no specifics on what exactly is changing about the business.

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Private Data Center Trends for 2014 and Beyond

CTOvision

Highlighting the data center trends for 2014 and beyond will help you begin to formulate strategies and appropriately plan for the future computational and storage needs of your organization. Not every organization will have the budget or regulatory authority to adopt the latest data center technologies.