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

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CIOs and IT leaders are uniquely positioned to contribute based on their ability to extract vendor commitments, prioritize socially relevant improvements, and lead data strategy as it informs AI and automation investments. For example: WSJ ’s survey of more than 2,000 U.S.

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Beyond growth: M&A as a strategic transformation enabler

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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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TechCrunch+ roundup: Fundraising beyond the Bay Area, web3 gaming, TDD prep checklist

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Cities like Boulder, Detroit and Austin had emerging tech ecosystems long before the pandemic forced VCs to start taking pitches via Zoom, and social media has leveled the playing field when it comes to networking and PR. A prep checklist for startups about to undergo technical due diligence. Development process.

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How to pitch me: 5 investors discuss what they’re looking for in April 2023

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But dealmaking is idiosyncratic: a few investors might be content to make a deal over coffee, but early-stage teams still need a sturdy pitch deck or memo they can leave behind. And if you’ve added “AI” to your pitch deck only to make it more appealing, here’s some more bad news: FOMO is passé, and due diligence is the new black.

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How PwC and SAP are doing right by helping clients unlock ESG value

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Achieving environmental, social, and governance (ESG) targets can increase a company’s worth beyond the feel-good. Creating value with Environmental Social and Governance A McKinsey study reveals 5 ways that ESG creates value. PwC set about building an innovative application to check the clients’ value chain.

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

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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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D’Amelio family launches VC fund 444 Capital to invest up to $25M in high-growth startups

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The family is teaming up with Doug Renert of Tandem Capital and producer Jeff Beacher of Beacher Media Group on the fund, which aims to back high-growth companies with strong end-user brands, including those in the direct-to-consumer space, fintech, edtech, healthcare, insurtech and other B2B2C platforms. Image Credits: Step.