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How Celanese makes people central to its digital transformation

CIO

Sameer Purao, who joined Celanese as CIO and CDO in 2021, is keeping the team and company focused by making change management a core competency of his team, and ensuring a focus on value, agility, and purpose. We’re also digitalizing the entire process so customers can see data specs and technical sheets, order intake and samples, and track.

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Remembering the startups we lost in 2021

TechCrunch

When we penned the intro for this piece last year , little did we know that — in many ways — we’d still be deep in it by the time 2021’s feature rolled around. 2021 also largely lacked the kind of blockbuster crashes we saw last year, courtesy of names like Quibi and Essential. Abundant Robotics (2016-2021).

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Fintech Roundup: Due diligence makes a comeback and a former Better.com employee speaks out

TechCrunch

2021 was a record year for venture capital fundraising, and fintechs were the largest recipients of funding worldwide, with about 21% of all venture dollars last year going into fintech startups. We all knew – or at least some of us did, ahem – that this was likely not sustainable in the long term.

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CIO100 2024: The top transformational tech leaders and teams in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong

CIO

CIO ASEAN is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 CIO100 Awards – recognising the top technology leaders and teams across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong who are driving innovation and influencing rapid change. These are in addition to CIO100 awards in the US, UK, and the Middle East. …

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14 climate tech investors share their H1 2022 strategies

TechCrunch

Last year, round sizes for climate tech startups quadrupled, with more than 600 investments totaling over $40 billion. Nearly a third of these were pre-seed and seed, with 182 deals closing just in in Q4 2021. What is your climate tech investment thesis in H1 2022? Which technologies are you paying attention to right now?

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TechCrunch+ roundup: eVTOL takes off, pivoting with agility, when to hire a lawyer

TechCrunch

” is a staple of Gen X humor, since it reaffirms the cynical viewpoint that technology frequently fails to deliver on its lofty promises. Sustainable travel at the forefront. “I’ve been working in the aircraft development space for decades, but 2021 was different,” Tigner writes. An emphasis on noise pollution.

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Doing Diligence Well In Venture Investing: Going Back To The Future

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By Nicolas Sauvage Due diligence has made a comeback. On an average deal, VCs would spend 118 hours on due diligence and call 10 references. During the frothy “ funding party ” in 2021, VCs began prioritizing speed and cutting corners, leading to compressed cycles and less robust vetting.