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TechCrunch+ roundup: Slashing technical debt, IPO analysis, your first comms hire

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As a result, technical debt starts to accumulate. Mexico’s fintech success: How tech is driving the population to banking. Mexico’s fintech success: How tech is driving the population to banking. And accumulate. Any suggestions on strategies and how to help our company stand out? Flourishing Founder.

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Cross River Bank goes from tiny to mighty, with a $3B+ valuation and a crypto-first strategy

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billion last year — up 153% year-over-year in terms of global VC deal value — and include a range of outfits, from payments companies to digital banks to corporate spend players. It’s not as typical for us to hear, though, about venture capitalists pouring millions of dollars into a traditional bank.

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Norebase raises $1M to allow companies start, scale, and operate in any African country

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His experience from this activity, coupled with working as a technical adviser to the vice president’s office in Nigeria a couple of months back, led him to launch Norebase , a trade tech startup that has raised $1 million in a pre-seed round. Here’s a use case on how it works.

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MARA raises $23M from Coinbase Ventures and FTX to build Africa’s portal to the crypto economy

TechCrunch

Then sometime in Q1 2023, MARA intends to launch a pro-exchange for sophisticated traders that utilize technical analysis and prefer a full set of trading options to the traditional exchange options on MARA’s retail app. They are former executives from Amazon, PayPal, Uber, NVIDIA, Founders Bank, and Rappi.

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The Evolving Influence of the Chief Digital Officer on Enterprise Strategy

N2Growth Blog

This role is no longer confined to technical oversight or incremental operational improvements. At N2Growth, we have seen this combination of entrepreneurial agility , technical fluency, and strategic foresight become a hallmark of the most effective digital leaders.

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20 Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence Influencers To Follow In 2020

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

She is currently serving as a Data Scientist in Residence at Accel Partners, advising on various data strategies and investing opportunities. He is currently employed as the Principal Data Scientist and Executive Advisor at Booz Allen Hamilton. Mike Tamir. Follow @MikeTamir. He is also a Data Science faculty member at UC Berkeley.

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20 Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence Influencers To Follow In 2020

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

She is currently serving as a Data Scientist in Residence at Accel Partners, advising on various data strategies and investing opportunities. He is currently employed as the Principal Data Scientist and Executive Advisor at Booz Allen Hamilton. Mike Tamir. Follow @MikeTamir. He is also a Data Science faculty member at UC Berkeley.