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7 ways investors can gain clarity while conducting technical due diligence

TechCrunch

But when it comes to assessing investment opportunities, few venture and growth equity investors have the resources to conduct thorough technical diligence. They often outsource this critical work to a consultant for more of a high-level overview, because technical diligence is often a blind spot for investors.

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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower CTO

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear. These are classic inflection points for a development team.

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Startup CTO or Developer

SoCal CTO

I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. In December 2007, I described how I commonly take on an Acting CTO Role in a Start-up. That’s why Roger Smith puts the focus of the CTO on programming for the earliest stage.

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DTN’s CTO on combining IT systems after a merger

CIO

Its weather-related services can be as simple as helping utilities predict short-term demand for energy, or as complex as advising maritime transporters on routing ocean-going cargo ships around developing storms. You’re starting with five teams, and everyone thinks that their baby is the best baby, and the other babies are all ugly.

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Lead Developer to CTO at a Startup

SoCal CTO

I seem to encounter a lot of people who want to attach a CTO label to me as I'm the only programmer on the founding team of three. While I do fill that role at the moment, I'm a little hesitant to refer to myself as a CTO as we still haven't launched a product, acquired a single user, or turned or a penny in profit. Accounting?

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The Cake is NOT a Lie: 5 Java Frameworks to Support Your Microservices Architecture

OverOps

For teams dealing with loads of technical debt, microservices offer a path to the promised land. They promise to bring greater flexibility and easier scalability. Higher frequency releases and increased collaboration between dev and ops is exciting, but it’s important to stay diligent. That doesn’t mean it will be easy though.

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Sustainability data platform Worldfavor fuels up for ecosystem opportunities

TechCrunch

Worldfavor’s founding team: left to right: Pär Gustafsson (CTO), Andreas Liljendahl (CEO), Frida Emilsson (COO) and Lars Peter Eriksson (VP Product). ” He says the team has some tools on top doing a degree of analytics and comparisons — to offer some basic checks on reports. . Image Credits: Worldfavor.