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Investing in Ideogram

Andreessen Horowitz

For example, image generation often is slow and clunky to control, resolution can be poor, and it’s been incredibly difficult to add correct text to the images. The release of the latest Ideogram.ai model (1.0) is a massive step forward for image models.

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Best DAST tools for DevOps & software development teams

Audacix

Table Of Contents The strangest reality of application security in the age of "shift left" is the poor understanding of DAST tools (dynamic vulnerability scanning tools) and, particularly, the value that they the offer as part of a modern software development lifecycle. Github) and your preferred CICD pipeline orchestration tool (eg.

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Best DAST scanning tool for DevOps-enabled software development teams

Audacix

The strangest reality of application security in the age of "shift left" is the poor understanding of DAST scanning tools (dynamic vulnerability scanning tools) and, particularly, the value that they the offer as part of a modern software development lifecycle. Github) and your preferred CICD pipeline orchestration tool (eg.

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How to Justify “Non-Sexy” Product Investments

Casey Accidental

A common issue leaders in product management, design, or engineering face is justifying investment in the “non-sexy” stuff. Non-sexy things include general user experience improvements, performance, developer velocity, infrastructure, technical debt, and, fortunately less than it used to be, growth. User Experience.

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How Zapier supports 3 million users by investing in customer outcomes

Intercom, Inc.

But obsessing over efficiency can mask what’s most important, and most rewarding, to support teams – actually helping customers. Support teams exist to solve customers’ problems, not to deflect them or find the fastest way to hit the “close” button. In her own words , “When you take care of your customers, the revenue comes.”

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The Path to CRO with TigerEye, CircleCl, Lattice, and Notion

SaaStr

The highs and lows always come, usually involving the people on your team. For Erica, the bad days are when they’re not executing or achieving growth the way they want. But you don’t carry any numbers, so your success is predicated on your team’s success. Each of these CROs describes what their worst day is.

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How to Think of R&D Spend

Andreessen Horowitz

Most growth-stage CEOs I work with know how to tell if they’re efficiently allocating capital in every part of their budget with one glaring exception: research and development (R&D). Focus on performance management of your product and engineering teams as early indicators for what R&D investments are working, and which aren’t.