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11 ways to ensure IT-business alignment

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“By explaining the concepts behind AI in a clear manner, the business leader can be introduced to the building blocks for AI, and the IT leader can develop an acceptable strategy,” advises Nidal Haddad, principal at business advisory firm Deloitte Consulting. Yet these topics are often foreign to most business leaders. “It

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Jakarta-based investment app Pluang raises $55M led by Accel

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The app is also launching a new features that will users to invest in fractional U.S. Affordability is an incredibly important thing to address for our new retail investors,” said co-founder and co-CEO Claudia Kolonas. . Indonesia has high rates of savings and relatively low rates of retail investing, but that is quickly changing.

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Pledge raises $4.5M seed round to build a carbon-measurement and removal API

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Plus, smaller companies want to access high-quality carbon credits, but calculate their impact at a product, services and transactional level, and be able to purchase a fraction of a carbon credit rather than a very inaccurate “scheme.”. There is very little transparency around carbon offsets. It’s now raised a $4.5

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A blueprint for successfully executing business-aligned IT strategies

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Similarly, Voice AI in call centers, integrated with back-office systems, improves customer support through real-time solutions. Vipin Jain, founder and chief architect of Transformation Enablers Inc. Vipin also led consulting practices at Accenture, Microsoft and HPE, advising Fortune 100 firms and U.S. federal agencies.

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Acrew Capital, Jeff Bezos back Colombia-based proptech La Haus’ $100M debt, equity round

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Jerónimo Uribe (CEO), Rodrigo Sánchez-Ríos (president), Tomás Uribe (chief growth officer) and Santiago Garcia (CTO) founded the company after Jerónimo and Tomas met Sánchez-Ríos at Stanford University. and often at far worse terms. .

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Databook provides insights so sales reps become customer experts

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After securing $16 million in Series A funding last April, Databook , an AI-powered consultative sales intelligence company, is back, this time with $50 million in Series B funding. Reimagine inside sales to ramp up B2B customer acquisition.

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Aemi eases the challenges of social commerce in Vietnam

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In fact, according to a recent Bain report , social commerce accounted for 65% of Vietnam’s $22 billion online retail economy last year. Despite their combined retailing power, many social commerce sellers cannot buy in bulk directly from brands. Not too much effort has been put into growing supply chain support for this sector.” .

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