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5 tips for scaling your green startup during a funding drought

TechCrunch

More than ever, green startups now need to refine their strategies for raising VC money during the scaling stage, especially when they begin assessing their defining values vis-a-vis their finances. You probably presented a minimum viable product and initial consumer research, and were backed for that.

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Deep tech startups in need of funding should consider federal grants

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Xipeng Shen is a professor at North Carolina State University and ACM Distinguished Member, focusing on system software and machine learning research. Our team of researchers started CoCoPIE to solve the chip shortage crisis. He is a co-founder and CTO of CoCoPIE LLC. We’re a group of Ph.D.s

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TechCrunch+ roundup: 5 pitch deck slides to fix, initial viable product, MLOps acceleration

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Using examples from Airbnb, Uber and others, he shares several strategies for avoiding the most common pitfalls, along with the pitch deck framework Slidebean uses with most of its clients. As a concept, minimum viable product (MVP) has given founders maximum flexibility. 4 strategies for setting marketplace take rates.

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From Ph.D. to boutique software developer: An interview with Solwey’s Andrew Drach

TechCrunch

In December of 2016, Monika and I established two sister companies: Solwey Consulting , focused on technology strategy and execution, UX/UI design and business intelligence; and Callentis Consulting Group , a research and development business focused on translational research and technology transfer from academia to industry practice.

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Leaning into Retail’s Challenges with Digital Transformation

CIO

Are they adopting digital strategies that serve both younger and older populations? They’ve embraced the on-demand mentality of being able to research products online, order from their couches and, if necessary, do in-store pickups without having to stand in line. Are they successfully untangling their “spaghetti architectures”?

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Exploration to elimination: CIO road map for adaptive technology portfolios

CIO

In this article, we’ll dive into each phase, offering actionable strategies to help you master the art of adaptive technology portfolio management. Key strategies for exploration: Experimentation: Conduct small-scale experiments. Use minimum viable products (MVPs) to validate concepts.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Stealth recruiting, virtual sales kickoffs, Google Cloud’s Q4

TechCrunch

Traditionally, companies hold in-person sales kickoffs (SKOs) in January and February to network, educate sales teams about new products and devise strategies for the year ahead. Investors are swooning over startups in these sectors, but a fat pre-seed check is not a hiring strategy. Alex Wilhelm: I just don’t want your NFT.