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Startup CTO or Developer

TechEmpower - Information Technology

The role of a CTO varies as the company matures. But hiring a lead developer, or even a VP of Engineering, can create a gap between the founders and the developers. Closing the Gap: Hiring A Fractional Startup CTO We’re not suggesting that early-stage startups should hire a full-time CTO. Exploring new technologies?

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Securing data and talent top Indian CIOs’ concerns for FY2023

CIO Business Intelligence

The resulting redefinition of their role is influencing their priorities as they prepare for the 2023 financial year. Kini is working to make the company more agile and build a system that would enable the organization to leverage data to create insights that drive real business value. Talent retention.

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Tech Moves: OfferUp adds diversity chief; Convoy engineering VP departs; ex-Twitter VP joins Kraken

GeekWire

Mobile marketplace OfferUp announced Melinda Starbird as the company’s first chief people and diversity officer. Starbird previously was VP of people and employee experience at Auth0 and held senior recruiting and HR roles at Avanade, Whitepages and Hiya. He spent almost a decade at Isilon Systems as director of engineering.