CIO

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

A shift to small wins The cost issue, combined with huge pressure from CEOs and boards to deploy and create value from AI, puts CIOs and other IT leaders in a difficult position, says Kevin Miller, CTO of industrial AI company IFS.

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CIO

JANUARY 22, 2025

For example, most people now use AI to take meeting notes. IT leaders should be under-hypers rather than over-hypers, and promote technology only in the context of business cases. I started attending the business meetings of all the other C-level executives on a monthly basis to make sure Im getting the voice of the business, he says.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2023

BlueJeans was founded in 2011 by former chief technology officer Alagu Periyannan and former CEO and head of product Krish Ramakrishnan. Meet for as long as you want. Yet, even Zoom isn’t trading anywhere near its October 2020 peak.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2022

Executive parts ways with Better.com : CTO Diane Yu is among employees agreeing to take part in the voluntary separation plan that the digital mortgage lender offered earlier this week, though we report she will stay on as an adviser. On that cheerful note, may your weekend contain the appropriate amount of the right kind of surprises.

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CIO

JULY 4, 2023

It’s not uncommon for CIOs, CISOs, and sometimes their direct reports to be called on to participate in board meetings or to present IT strategies and plans to their boards of directors. Best practices for board meetings abound. But when I think about my own board presentations and meetings, it’s the simple mistakes I remember most.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Clearing business strategy hurdles Choosing the right technologies to meet an organization’s unique AI goals is usually not straightforward. Business objectives must be articulated and matched with appropriate tools, methodologies, and processes.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

Playbook, a startup that describes itself as a “creative file manager for designers” where “Pinterest meets Dropbox ,” has raised $18 million in a Series A funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures. By early 2020, Ko (CEO) had teamed up with Alex Zirbel (CTO) to formally start San Francisco-based Playbook.

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CIO

JANUARY 13, 2025

Technology investments, such as in generative AI, are a priority in addressing the need to meet rising expectations while also driving operational agility and resilience. The economic and competitive landscape is extremely dynamic, and customers expect more seamless, personalized, and efficient experiences, Pappas says.

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CIO

APRIL 1, 2025

With AI doing basic coding work, developers will be needed to think creatively about how to build software aligned with business needs, to check the code, and to ensure that AI-built apps can scale, says Sabrina Farmer, CTO at GitLab, provider of an AI-based DevSecOps platform. The job will evolve as most jobs have evolved.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2021

NUE Life’s digital platform will leverage “Knowledge Graphs and AI to deliver personalized evidence-based therapies that approach patient care in a holistic manner,” said Demian Bellumio, co-founder and CTO of NUE Life Health. Its enterprise HIPPA-compliant health platform plans to launch in the late summer of 2021.

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CIO

DECEMBER 26, 2024

As a result, for IT consultants, keeping the pulse of the technology market is essential. Being a successful IT consultant requires knowing how to walk in the shoes of your IT clients and their business leaders, says Scott Buchholz,CTO of the government and public services sector practice at consulting firm Deloitte.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2023

“Between my work at Uber and DiDi, I spent several years devoted to the LatAm market, and I was struck by the prevalence of cash payments for rides,” said Shanxiang Qi, Liquido co-founder and CTO. Got a news tip or inside information about a topic we covered? We’d love to hear from you. You can reach me at maryann@techcrunch.com.

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CIO

JUNE 20, 2024

As SVP and CTO for the Boston Red Sox, Brian Shield is responsible for the strategic direction of technology, fan engagement, day-to-day IT operations, and cybersecurity in support of the team, their fans, and Fenway Sports Management. Great leaders are known for having strategic partners, not vendors.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Ask the right questions When meeting with business colleagues, it’s natural to zero in on questions relating to IT solutions, strategies, and operations. Such meetings align IT projects with larger business objectives, ensuing that technology investments are prioritized in support of long-term success.”

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Perficient

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Jim talks with Jennifer Baker, former CTO of Synovus. She shares her journey from unexpected career opportunities to becoming a trailblazing technology leader in the insurance and banking sectors, culminating in significant strides in product development, customer experience, and digital transformation. In this episode of What If?

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CIO

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Many organizations have launched dozens of AI proof-of-concept projects only to see a huge percentage fail, in part because CIOs don’t know whether the POCs are meeting key metrics, according to research firm IDC. Many POCs appear to lack clear objections and metrics, he says.

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CIO

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Your communication strategy is lacking Leaders often overlook the importance of building strong communication links between management and team members, says Pavlo Tkhir, CTO at software development firm Euristiq. Providing employee support during changes is one of the key features of a good change management initiative, he states.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Similarly, telemedicine solutions in healthcare not only meet patient expectations for convenience but also align with broader business goals such as reducing operational costs and increasing reach. CIOs must implement governance frameworks to consistently evaluate IT investments, ensuring they meet both performance and strategic objectives.

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CIO

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Yet unlike his peers, Wiedenbeck’s dual roles — the top technology executive as well as the transformation lead at Ameritas — are often at odds. As chief technology officer, Wiedenbeck is driving automation and IT modernization to reduce complexity and technical debt. Sometimes the strategies are at odds. “The

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CIO

JANUARY 7, 2025

Regardless of the driver of transformation, your companys culture, leadership, and operating practices must continuously improve to meet the demands of a globally competitive, faster-paced, and technology-enabled world with increasing security and other operational risks.

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CIO

APRIL 16, 2025

Solution architecture: Crafting an enterprise architecture that meets both technical and business requirements. Leveraging cloud solutions that drive simplification and standardization in business processes and technology investment where appropriate. The solution must support current needs while being adaptable to future demands.

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CIO

JANUARY 14, 2025

Too quickly people are running to AI as a solution instead of asking if its really what they want, or whether its automation or another tool thats needed instead, says Guerrier, currently serving as CTO at the charity Save the Children. How does our AI strategy support our business objectives, and how do we measure its value?

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

“The strategic importance of technology leadership has never been greater, especially as organizations attempt to tackle information security, artificial intelligence, cloud transformations, etc.,” CIO and CTO positions have become much more important as leadership is starting to look at AI, Janulaitis says. Stephenson says.

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CIO

MARCH 13, 2025

Dun and Bradstreet has been using AI and ML for years, and that includes gen AI, says Michael Manos, the companys CTO. Tim Beerman, CTO at IT services company Ensono, takes a RAG approach to gen AI and theres not a lot of people out there with years of RAG database experience, he says.

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CIO

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Data architecture principles According to David Mariani , founder and CTO of semantic layer platform AtScale, six principles form the foundation of modern data architecture: View data as a shared asset.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2022

“We are bringing on Jim Inoue as our chief technology officer to oversee Little Otter’s technical growth and scale. “We are building Little Otter to be the go-to resource for all families and the long-term partner that helps families meet their mental health goals and thrive.”

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CIO

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Virtually every company relied on cloud, connectivity, and security solutions, but no technology organization provided all three. Diamond founded 11:11 Systems to meet that need – and 11:11 hasn’t stopped growing since. Justin Giardina, CTO at 11:11 Systems, notes that the company’s dedicated compliance team is also a differentiator.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

For many organizations, preparing their data for AI is the first time they’ve looked at data in a cross-cutting way that shows the discrepancies between systems, says Eren Yahav, co-founder and CTO of AI coding assistant Tabnine. For AI, there’s no universal standard for when data is ‘clean enough.’

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CIO

JANUARY 9, 2023

The need to grow smartly Gil Westrich’s company, ClearML, is benefiting from increased adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) technology. But the CTO and co-founder says that scaling to meet that demand presents its own challenges, which require self-reflection. How do we grow our business responsibly?”

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Erik Bernhardsson

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Refer back to matters decided upon at the last meeting and attempt to re-open the question of the advisability of that decision. Technology When joining, require a 6-18 months rewrite of core systems. Blame the previous CTO. Always require a meeting for any decision, no matter how trivial. What are some things you can do?

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CIO

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Case in point was the high turnover rate at road and highway maintenance company AVR Group, and the solutions enacted by its CTO Pierangelo Perdomi to remedy it. I don’t like working completely remotely and the company still requires moments of meeting in person, but if smart working is applicable as a resource, it must be granted.”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

Ai Palette was founded in 2018 by chief executive officer Somsubhra GanChoudhuri and chief technology officer Himanshu Upreti, who met through Entrepreneur First , the “talent investor” that recruits and teams up potential founders.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2021

Meet Lightyear , a new London-based startup coming out of stealth today. Mihkel Aamer , Lightyear’s other co-founder and CTO, was an engineering lead at Wise between 2013 and 2019. The company is building a stock trading app with a focus on creating a truly commission-free app.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

“The funding that we’ve brought on is to really help scale those products to meet demand because we’re constantly selling out of all the products that we produce. . “During the pandemic, we put out a sanitation product — a hand sanitizer that we’ve donated throughout New York and across the U.S.,”

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

We [the founders] decided to shut down the company because we ran out of resources to continue driving the very valid vision we had,” ex-CTO Oyemade told TechCrunch in an email. With Flutterwave, we now have a way to drive both value for creators and revenue to sustain the business. Why did Flutterwave make this acquisition?

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TechEmpower CTO

JULY 31, 2023

How does it meet customers’ needs? cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas When talking to startup founders or other innovators, we always ask questions to better understand their business as a core. What does the business do? And most importantly, how does it make money? Please write us at blog@techempower.com !

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

On the other side, farmers and distributors face uncertainty about the quality of their products once they leave their facilities, having enough quantity to meet demand and if they are getting a fair price. Espinosa, who is Alima’s chief marketing officer, previously held growth and marketing roles with Coca-Cola FEMSA, Amazon and Uber.

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