Remove Development Team Review Remove Software Review Remove Technology
article thumbnail

TechCrunch+ roundup: Pricing strategy, technical due diligence, pitch deck appendix fever

TechCrunch

Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. “The principles are basic, but it’s easy for founding teams to miss details that matter,” he says. CEO and co-founder Puneet Gupta has shared his seven-step plan for developing usage-based pricing models. Senior Editor, TechCrunch+.

article thumbnail

7 ways investors can gain clarity while conducting technical due diligence

TechCrunch

He focuses primarily on investments in software and technology-enabled business services. But when it comes to assessing investment opportunities, few venture and growth equity investors have the resources to conduct thorough technical diligence. The focus of diligence tends to be on aspects of a product that can be measured.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

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. What does a business leader do in this situation?

article thumbnail

Case in point: taking stock of the CrowdStrike outages

CIO

Last summer, a faulty CrowdStrike software update took down millions of computers, caused billions in damages, and underscored that companies are still not able to manage third-party risks, or respond quickly and efficiently to disruptions. Its worth doing that extra step of diligence because it can save you problems down the road, she says.

article thumbnail

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

CIO

And it’s not just an employee perception issue, says Sriram Nagaswamy, executive vice president for technology at supply chain visibility platform vendor FourKites. Launching AI projects for show can lead to doubts about the technology, even though AI has great potential in supply chain management and other areas, he adds.

article thumbnail

Doing Diligence Well In Venture Investing: Going Back To The Future

Crunchbase News

By Nicolas Sauvage Due diligence has made a comeback. On an average deal, VCs would spend 118 hours on due diligence and call 10 references. The assumption was often that someone else had already done the diligence. With that, high-quality diligence has returned, and it is both art and a science.

article thumbnail

TechCrunch+ roundup: eVTOL takes off, pivoting with agility, when to hire a lawyer

TechCrunch

” is a staple of Gen X humor, since it reaffirms the cynical viewpoint that technology frequently fails to deliver on its lofty promises. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. We have three full-time contractors doing business development and sales in the U.S.,