N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

To attract and retain top-tier talent in a competitive market, organizations must adopt innovative strategies that help identify the right candidates and create a cultural environment where they can thrive. The Role of Company Culture in Talent Attraction Company culture has become a critical factor in attracting and retaining talent.

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Crunchbase News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Recent exits of bootstrapped companies — like Text Request ’s acquisition by Commify , Syft Analytics ’ sale to Xero , and Silo.AI ’s exit to AMD — highlight the power and potential of staying self-funded. Control and agility: Founders who bootstrap retain complete ownership and control over their companies.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

One of many important missions is to ensure that when you acquire and integrate a company, then you transition them to good foundational systems I started as a CIO but with cyber events happening at an increasingly alarming rate, I developed the cyber program. We are scaling through organic growth as well as through acquisitions.

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Crunchbase News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Marketing and personalization startup Hightouch locked up an $80 million Series C led by Sapphire Ventures , minting it as a new unicorn at a $1.2 Founded in 2018, the company has raised $172 million, per Crunchbase. “Our vision is to use AI to help marketers break free of manual work. billion valuation.

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Crunchbase News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

and Europe still dominate the headlines, but quietly (and in fact increasingly noisily) other investors in emerging markets are honing their craft in contrasting circumstances. As a result, several mature companies in East Africa have recently had to wind down their operations, underscoring the urgent need for new success stories.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

If 2023 was the year of experimentation with gen AI, 2024 was when companies zeroed in on use cases and started putting pilot projects into production. Only 14% say theyre losing money, and 66% of companies plan to increase their AI investments compared to 5% that plan to decrease it. And then there are guardrail considerations.

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CEO Insider

OCTOBER 22, 2024

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize various industries, the role of CEOs, especially in midsize companies, is undergoing a profound transformation. Modern CEOs must integrate AI into […] The post Mid-Market CEOs Guide to AI for Insights, Strategy, and Execution appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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CIO

OCTOBER 15, 2024

IT leaders must understand how the business plans to compete, grow, and create value in the market to align IT initiatives within the company’s broader objectives. With this information, IT can craft an IT strategy that gives the company an edge over its competitors.

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CIO

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Still, CIOs have reason to drive AI capabilities and employee adoption, as only 16% of companies are reinvention ready with fully modernized data foundations and end-to-end platform integration to support automation across most business processes, according to Accenture.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Large US companies with annual sales of over $1 billion invest 1.45% of their sales in technology and IT. In Europe, large companies invest 10% less in IT, at 1.29% of total sales, according to a report from Capgemini , which interviewed 2,500 decision-makers and business leaders across the globe.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

In Italy specifically, more than 52% of companies, and CIOs in particular, continue to struggle finding the technical professionals they need, according to data by Unioncamere, the Italian Union of Chambers of Commerce, and the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies. Work flexibility is truly the most requested and appreciated benefit.”

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CIO

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

A job listing advertisement on a digital platform costs next to nothing, but the intelligence it can provide a company — even without any intent to fill the position — can be significant. Ghost jobs are open positions published by companies with no intention of hiring for them. Enter Ghost Jobs.” Why is it so hard to find a job?

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CIO

DECEMBER 2, 2024

While CIOs understand the crushing weight of technical debt — now costing US companies $2.41 The more strategic concern isn’t just the cost— it’s that technical debt is affecting companies’ abilities to create new business, and saps the means to respond to shifting market conditions.

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CIO

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Travel and expense management company Emburse saw multiple opportunities where it could benefit from gen AI. To solve the problem, the company turned to gen AI and decided to use both commercial and open source models. Both types of gen AI have their benefits, says Ken Ringdahl, the companys CTO.

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CIO

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In 2018, I wrote an article asking, “Will your company be valued by its price-to-data ratio?” Likewise, compromised or tainted data can result in misguided decision-making, unreliable AI model outputs, and even expose a company to ransomware. AI companies and machine learning models can help detect data patterns and protect data sets.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Migration to the cloud, data valorization, and development of e-commerce are areas where rubber sole manufacturer Vibram has transformed its business as it opens up to new markets. Vibram certainly isn’t an isolated case of a company growing its business through tools made available by the CIO.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Added up, perhaps these are among the reasons that 51% of companies have not seen an increase in performance or profitability from digital investments, according to KPMG research. Digital-first companies While most continued business as usual in a digital age, there were outliers. We just iterated on what weve done in the past.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

About 524 companies now make up the UK’s AI sector, supporting more than 12,000 jobs and generating over $1.3 Official projections estimate the market could grow to $8.4 This tool aims to help companies make informed decisions as they develop and implement AI technologies. billion in revenue, the UK government said.

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CIO

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The reversal calmed immediate fears of an extended crisis, but the political instability sent ripples through financial markets and heightened uncertainty for South Korea’s role as a global technology hub. of the global memory semiconductor market, with a DRAM market share of 70.5% and a NAND market share of 52.6%.

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Crunchbase News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

After another slow year in 2024 for new tech listings, there is an expectation that the IPO markets will pick up in 2025. I think there’s a lot of confidence in the market. Stock markets are trading at all-time highs, said Ran Ben-Tzur of legal advisory firm Fenwick & West. The company was most recently valued at $6.7

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CIO

JANUARY 14, 2025

Leveraging current employees who already understand the companys operations and culture can build a more versatile and adaptable workforce. Using this strategy, LOB staff can quickly create solutions tailored to the companys specific needs. the worlds leading tech media, data, and marketing services company.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Banks hope these shifts will enable them to innovate faster and work more efficiently in a rapidly changing market. Even beyond customer contact, bankers see generative AI as a key transformative technology for their company. Employee productivity: In 55% of banks, gen AI supports employees, for example in the form of assistants.

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CIO

MARCH 4, 2025

From lab to market at lightning speed Not long ago, cutting-edge research might take decades to translate into real-world products. An IDC study found that usage of generative AI jumped from 55% of surveyed companies in 2023 to 75% in 2024. The path from lab to market keeps shortening.

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CIO

MARCH 11, 2025

After closing the deal, ServiceNow will work with Moveworks to expand its AI-driven platform and drive enterprise adoption in areas like customer relationship management, the company said. Despite such concerns over AI regulation, the deal is unlikely to attract major antitrust scrutiny due to Moveworks relatively modest market footprint.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Once synonymous with a simple plastic credit card to a company at the forefront of digital payments, we’ve consistently pushed the boundaries of innovation while respecting tradition and our relationships with our merchants, banks, and customers. Back then, Mastercard had around 3,500 employees and a $4 billion market cap.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

To drive change, a reworking of what defines CIO/IT success is needed, with a focus on strategic business goals, innovation, and market differentiation. This data shows that a majority of companies — 62% — are still focused on short-term or functional goals rather than long-term strategic transformation.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The company has already rolled out a gen AI assistant and is also looking to use AI and LLMs to optimize every process. And in August, OpenAI said its ChatGPT now has more than 200 million weekly users — double what it had last November, with 92% of Fortune 500 companies using its products. billion estimate in May.

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CIO

DECEMBER 3, 2024

High-bandwidth memory (HBM), critical for AI chips and including versions like HBM 2, is produced by companies such as South Korea’s Samsung and SK Hynix, alongside US-based Micron. This exemption reportedly resulted from extensive negotiations between their governments and Washington.

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CIO

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Globally, the professional services market, including legal, engineering, and consulting services, is expected to reach $6.5 trillion in 2024, according to The Business Research Company. The number of potential customers for Acumatica’s new functionality — or similar products from competitors — is huge.

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Crunchbase News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

tech unicorns made it to market. Below, we pick out winners and losers for venture-backed tech and biotech companies, focusing on large- and medium-sized IPOs. Shares of the popular discussion platform are up 332% [footnote]In calculating gain since IPO, we look at where the company priced its shares prior to initial trading.[/footnote]since

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