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

TechCrunch

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. 7 ways investors can gain clarity while conducting technical due diligence. A startup with a decent amount of funding can scale to a degree thanks to pure talent, but if its tech can’t scale too, you’re looking at a ship taking on water.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Fundraising beyond the Bay Area, web3 gaming, TDD prep checklist

TechCrunch

In a previous era, aspiring journalists relocated to New York, would-be actors made pilgrimages to Hollywood and plucky tech founders moved to the Bay Area so they could attract capital and talent. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. A prep checklist for startups about to undergo technical due diligence.

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Bottlenecks of Scaleups: How did you get tech debt?

Martin Fowler

This article, by Tim Cochran and Carl Nygard , is the first in a series that examines these bottlenecks, in this case looking at the problem of a startup accumulating technical debt. We begin the article by explaining how this bottleneck appears and what the key signs are the bottleneck is slowing progress.

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10 ways to kill your IT culture

CIO

In a recent article on five IT risks CIOs should be paranoid about , I highlighted several IT team culture issues, including team burnout, mounting technical debt, and continuous crisis management cycles. In my experience, CIOs often have the right intentions but sometimes make inadvertent mistakes that can kill their IT cultures.

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Security is dead: Long live risk management

CIO

Traditional security approaches have become unsustainable for technology leaders navigating todays complex threat landscape. In todays digital economy, business objectives like becoming a trusted financial partner or protecting customer data while driving innovation require more than technical controls and documentation.

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Six steps to creating a successful IT strategy: A guide for CIOs

CIO

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, the role of the CIO has transcended simply managing IT infrastructure to becoming a pivotal player in enabling business strategy. This article delves into the six steps of delivering a successful IT strategy.

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AI will transform the enterprise ‘in a generation,’ say CDOs

CIO

Despite the many concerns around generative AI, businesses are continuing to explore the technology and put it into production, the 2025 AI and Data Leadership Executive Benchmark Survey revealed. Last year, only 5% of respondents said they had put the technology into production at scale; this year 24% have done so.