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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? We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear. The explanation from software leadership is often unsatisfying or unclear.

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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 can lead to a dangerous cycle where decision-makers become skeptical of AI’s potential, reducing future investment,” Nagaswamy says.

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Crafting Operational Excellence: Key Considerations in a Search for an Operations Leader

N2Growth Blog

At N2Growth, we recognize that the Chief Operating Officer is indispensable to the executive leadership team. It demands a culture where every team member collaborates to innovate and prioritize enhancements. Moreover, we emphasize the importance of leadership development in driving operational excellence.

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Case in point: taking stock of the CrowdStrike outages

CIO

In addition, CrowdStrike hired two independent software security vendors to review the Falcon sensor code, its quality control, and release processes, and also changed how its updates are released: more gradually, to increasing rings of deployment, says Adam Meyers, CrowdStrikes SVP for counter adversary operations. Trust, but verify.

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Flippa raises $11M to match online asset and business buyers, sellers

TechCrunch

The company also offers due diligence and acquisition financing from Thrasio-owned Yardline Capital and a new service called Flippa Legal. The company will also invest in marketing and product development to scale its business valuation tool that Hutchison likens to the “Zillow Zestimate,” but for online businesses.

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Chief Procurement Officer Search: Securing Your Supply Chain Leadership

N2Growth Blog

The Importance of Supply Chain Leadership Starts with the Chief Procurement Officer Supply chain leadership plays a pivotal role in driving organizational success and resilience in today’s dynamic business environment. One key reason why robust supply chain leadership is crucial is its impact on cost efficiency and profitability.