IT World

JANUARY 13, 2023

Layoffs at Alphabet’s “Other Bets” division has widened to include its robotics subsidiary Intrinsic AI, which is eliminating about 20% of its workforce or roughly 40 employees, according to reports. Intrinsic AI came out of Alphabet's X research unit, after incubating there for close to five years. It is a robotics firm that is working on developing artificial intelligence-based software to bolster the use of robots in industries and commercial environments.

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The Daily Egg

JANUARY 13, 2023

For all that your project management software can do for you, it still requires your input to know what to prioritize. Your. The post 7 Easy Steps to Prioritize Projects appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 13, 2023

Bad. — Cynthia Hollen / Omnitail … OnMyWay Commerce (@cynthiahollen) January 9, 2023. So the market is flooded with folks that are now “Fractional CROs” and “Fractional CMOs”. We’ve had Fractional CFOs for a very long time, and perhaps they inspired the trend. But Fractional CFOs are often different. They usually come in and handle compliance and oversight for an existing finance team that perhaps lacks the seasoned experience to handle models, venture capital and debt, prepare for

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The Daily Egg

JANUARY 13, 2023

Few things make us feel more productive than checking a task off a to-do list. That little rush of satisfaction you get. The post 5 Strategies for Creating a Workflow Checklist appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 13, 2023

If there’s one thing in business (and life) that’s guaranteed, it’s that things will break. To Wiz’s CRO, Colin Jones, breaking simply means “to cause something to stop working.” When you’re preparing for hyper-growth, the question isn’t “what will break?” but rather “what doesn’t break?”. After scaling from $0 to $100,000,000 in two years, Jones has a fair share of experience with things breaking.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 13, 2023

Dear SaaStr: How Do You Handle Commissions if the Customer Auto-Upgrades for More Seats? There’s no perfect answer here, but what most startups do is comp the sales rep for any additional revenue in the 3–12 months following the sale. This will frustrate you, especially if the upgrade is from customer success, or is simply automated. You’ll have to pay up in a scenario where it seems the rep did no work.

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IT World

JANUARY 13, 2023

Accessibility in our age of mobile technology is a pretty inspiring thing. I mean, think about it: These powerful little computers we carry around in our purses and pantaloon pockets have the potential to open up all sorts of futuristic possibilities. Their effects can be downright life-changing for folks with issues like impaired hearing or limited vision — and in the grand scheme of things, those sorts of advancements are far more meaningful than any random phone feature we use to organize our

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Andreessen Horowitz

JANUARY 13, 2023

… The post When is decentralizing on a blockchain valuable? appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Blockchain 86

IT World

JANUARY 13, 2023

There’s a lot of tech industry excitement these days about tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E that fall into a class called generative AI. Generative AI looks at existing work and generates a result that seems unique, but is actually derived from what it’s viewed. (I’d argue this is how most people produce work — by taking what they’ve learned from others to create a skill set that can be used independently of those earlier references.

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Sage Intacct

JANUARY 13, 2023

For even the most thorough of SaaS CFOs, there's a nagging question that's always risky to ignore: "How are we doing on our accounting compliance?" With new accounting laws and regulations emerging every year, it’s a question SaaS finance leaders are increasingly fretting over. Compliance with government accounting standards can have consequences that ripple through all levels of your enterprise.

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IT World

JANUARY 13, 2023

In a defense brief filed to the US Supreme Court Thursday, Google warned that altering Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act — which protects internet-based companies from being sued for content created by their users — would "upend the internet." The brief is part of Google's defense in a lawsuit brought by the family of Nohemi Gonzalez, a 23-year-old US citizen who was killed by ISIS in Paris in November 2015.

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Communication 95

CloseSaaS

JANUARY 13, 2023

Your sales manager application needs to stand out among hundreds of applicants. Learn how to sell yourself better with a killer resume with these tips!

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Management Sales 59

IT World

JANUARY 13, 2023

Microsoft Friday announced new features for Viva Goals designed to make it easier to accelerate the adoption of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) through enhanced integration with Microsoft applications such as Teams and Planner, as well as new analytics capabilities that aim to help business leaders better understand how employees are engaging with goals.

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How To Buy Saas

JANUARY 13, 2023

Global eCommerce share of retail sales in 2022 is forecast at 19.7% and expected to grow to 24% by 2026. But the problem is that the barriers to entry for international eCommerce are constantly evolving. In the early days of cross-border eCommerce, the biggest challenges were lack of trust, cross-border payment issues, and returns/logistics. Nowadays, with advanced technology and a better understanding of global customer needs, these barriers have been significantly lowered.

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IT World

JANUARY 13, 2023

Break it down to build it up. At its root, that’s the nature of composable business. I’d argue that the Apple platform has a powerful place to play in this new approach to business transformation, agility, and competitiveness. What is composable business? Gartner says that by adopting a composable approach to business , enterprises can become more resilient to future shocks.

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SmartKarrot

JANUARY 13, 2023

Role: Customer Success Specialist Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland (Hybrid) Organization: Zowie As a Customer Success Specialist, you will manage and support the success of a portfolio of customers across the entire post-sale customer journey from kick-off to advocacy and renewal. Proactively work with the sales team on upsells and expansion opportunities while mitigating potential churn risks.

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IT World

JANUARY 13, 2023

Hybrid hardware makes perfect sense from a marketing perspective. The most significant trend in how people work is remote and hybrid work. Some are working from home full-time, others part-time. And still, others work often neither at home nor in the office but from wherever they happen to be at the moment. Marketing-speak is nice, but have hardware needs actually changed to reflect what remote and hybrid workers need in the real world?

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 13, 2023

The time-honored practice of trying to predict what’s to come in the year ahead never fails to get our minds buzzing with possibilities, new ideas, and excitement for the future. However, it’s tough to predict the future alone — so we asked Customer Success leaders across the industry to share their top trends for 2023. A few common themes emerged.

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IT World

JANUARY 13, 2023

The first Patch Tuesday of the year from Microsoft addresses 98 security vulnerabilities, with 10 classified as critical for Windows. One vulnerability ( CVE-2023-21674 ) in a core section of Windows code is a zero-day that requires immediate attention. And Adobe has returned with a critical update, paired with a few low-profile patches for the Microsoft Edge browser.

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Engineering 84