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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. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. “We Code quality.

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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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Use radical objectivity to create and retain an inclusive workforce

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James Nash is CEO and founder of inbeta , a tech-enabled talent specialist using data, social listening and human science to help corporations overcome bias. Today, the age of corporate social justice is dawning. For example, are you using gender-coded or inclusive-coded language to attract inclusion-minded people?

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What you need to know about Okta’s security breach

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Identity attacks use social engineering, prompt-bombing, bribing employees for 2FA codes, and session hijacking (among many techniques) to get privileged access. No security team can be 100% certain that their defenses are bulletproof all the time–this is what adversaries take advantage of.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Lordstown Motors’ woes, how co-CEOs work, Brian Chesky interview

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Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Expensify may be the most ambitious software company ever to mostly abandon the Bay Area as the center of its operations. Expensify may be the most ambitious software company ever to mostly abandon the Bay Area as the center of its operations.

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The return of the lean, green startup

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D’Onofrio is seeing rounds taking longer, VCs asking more questions and the return of full due diligence (which, for anyone who has been reading this newsletter, is music to my paranoid ears). You’re raising money, but is it to hire, develop, acquire or just be able to exist?

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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.