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Fractional CTO Services Explained

Valerian Tech

The role of a Fractional Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is to provide technical expertise and leadership to a company on a part-time or temporary basis. This can be a useful option for startups or small businesses that may not have the resources to hire a full-time CTO or may not need one on a permanent basis.

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Common Pitfalls in Crypto Projects

Valerian Tech

Cryptocurrencies are decentralized, meaning they are not issued or backed by governments or central banks. However, they are still relatively new and their value can be extremely volatile, making them a high-risk investment for some people. How can CTO’s help ensure the Success of a Cryptocurrency Project?

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Security at Intercom: How our InfoSec team protects our customers’ data and trust

Intercom, Inc.

Hiring and cultivating incredible talent on our Information Security team. The team’s remit covers: security and abuse; governance risk and compliance; and IT. Understanding the guardrails we need to build means closely tracking meaningful change across Intercom and making sure we’re on top of new initiatives”.

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5 Secrets to Moving Upmarket – How the Right Sales Tax Technology Can Support SaaS Growth

SaaStr

Sales tax is governed at the state level, not the federal level, so instead of dealing with one set of convoluted tax laws (hi, IRS.GOV), you get to deal with sales tax laws in some or all of the 46 US states with a sales tax. . hiring in-house talent). Expanding into new sales channels is a common growth play.

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2021 in conversation: Learnings from the podcast

Intercom, Inc.

With that in mind, before we welcome the new year and all the good things to come, we’ve gathered our favorite insights and nuggets of wisdom from 2021 in a special wrap-up episode. Will Larson , CTO of Calm. Des Traynor , Co-founder and CTO of Intercom. Zanade Mann , founder of Black Women’s Business Collective.

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2020 SaaS C-Suite Evolving to Support Product and Customer Lifecycle Management

OPEXEngine

To combat this and be more agile, SaaS management is morphing and restructuring functional management and multiplying the number of new C-Suite titles like Chief Customer Officer, Chief Revenue Officer, and Chief Product Officer, not to mention Chief Performance Officer and Chief Security Officer. Chief Performance Officer.

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Whose Company Is It Anyway? Differences between Founders and Hired CEOs

OPEXEngine

The 90-Day Rule , which argues that new managers need to be decisive about who stays on the teams they inherit. However, VC investors are material shareholders, typically negotiate the contractual right to sit on the board of directors, and have certain governance and fiduciary duties as a part of sitting on the board.