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Beyond Metrics – Why Human Capital is Key in Founding and Leadership Team Assessments

N2Growth Blog

Evaluating founding and leadership teams of portfolio companies and acquisition targets has become crucial for investment and operating partners. As businesses grow and adapt to shifting market demands, the strength of the leadership team often dictates a company’s ability to scale and succeed.

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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? Most innovators don’t have a technical background, so it’s hard to evaluate the truth of the situation. Your reasons for needing a technical review will depend on your business goals.

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The key to operational AI: Modern data architecture

CIO

From customer service chatbots to marketing teams analyzing call center data, the majority of enterprises—about 90% according to recent data —have begun exploring AI. This team serves as the primary point of contact when issues arise with models—the go-to experts when something isn’t working.

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7 investors reveal what’s hot in fintech in Q1 2023

TechCrunch

However, it appears that even though VCs are proceeding more cautiously than before and taking their time with due diligence, they are still investing. Private market valuations, at any point in time, are not only a reflection of a team’s hard work and progress, but are also impacted by the financing environment.

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‘Knowledge-as-a-service’ platform Lynk announces collaboration with UBS

TechCrunch

The platform also has collaboration tools, so teams can automatically transcribe question-and-answer sessions, search transcripts and share notes. They have demonstrated a very strong innovation track record in the equity research space, so this is a great extension to their suite of offerings.”.

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Four investors explain why AI ethics can’t be an afterthought

TechCrunch

A founder recently told TechCrunch+ that it’s hard to think about ethics when innovation is so rapid: People build systems, then break them, and then edit. Some investors said they tackle this by doing due diligence on a founder’s ethics to help determine whether they’ll continue to make decisions the firm can support.

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IT pros: One-third of AI projects just for show

CIO

Their teams miss out on crucial learning experiences, leaving them ill-equipped to handle genuine AI deployments down the road.” This empowers leaders to focus on initiatives that deliver real business value, such as improving operational efficiency, enhancing customer experiences, and driving innovation,” she adds.