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Beyond growth: M&A as a strategic transformation enabler

CIO

Deals are developing beyond core business growth, encompassing new digital opportunities and emerging technologies as drivers of strategic acceleration. Contingency planning : Digital teams are continuously responding to unanticipated events and consequences. Integration planning : Milestones provide critical digital governance.

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What’s the CIO’s role in developing a sustainability strategy?

CIO

business leaders found that 71% of respondents were committed to a net-zero target and a further 26% reported targets to be under development. For example, McDonald’s has gone beyond looking for gains through its core food business and is developing biodegradable synthetic fabrics to uniform more than 2 million team members worldwide.

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Proving voicemail doesn’t have to be wack, the Slack-backed startup Yac raises $7.5 million

TechCrunch

Co-founded by Justin Mitchell, Hunter McKinley and Jordan Walker, Yac was spun out of the digital agency SoFriendly, and was developed as a pitch for Product Hunt’s Maker Festival. Throughout their negotiations last year, the teams used Yac to conduct due diligence, according to Mitchell.

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Agile project management: Principles, benefits, tools, tips, and when to make the switch

CIO

Agile project management definition Agile project management is a methodology used primarily in software development that favors flexibility and collaboration, incorporating customer feedback throughout the project life cycle.

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Revving Up Perficient’s Partnership with UANL Racing Team

Perficient

Perficient is revving up its commitment to the future of automotive initiative with the innovation of its Electrifying the Future of Automotive program , supporting college Formula SAE racing teams. Additionally, we are truly honored to have our logo represented on the UANL Racing Team’s car.

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Daily Crunch: Kurtosis raises $20M Series A to give web3 developers ‘a place to play around’

TechCrunch

Tooling around : Two years ago, two former Palantir engineers started Kurtosis, a crypto-focused developer tool system, and have now raised $20 million in fresh funding to hire a team to get a new product out in the next year, Jacquelyn reports. Diving into due diligence. See you tomorrow! The TechCrunch Top 3.

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Leverage early investors when raising a Series A, says DeepScribe’s Akilesh Bapu

TechCrunch

.” Eventually, the company closed a $30 million Series A round led by Index Ventures partner Nina Achadjian, as the duo discussed on the latest episode of TechCrunch Live , our weekly program featuring entrepreneurs, developers and investors. Prepare for due diligence.