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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower

Most innovators don’t have a technical background, so it’s hard to evaluate the truth of the situation. And unless they have a tech background, they can’t look under the hood themselves. The answer is to engage a trusted outside source for a Technical Review – a deep-dive assessment that provides a C-suite perspective.

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10 Tips On Due Diligence On Any Startup Funding Offer

Startup Professionals Musings

But people are still begging for more technology or laws, often to protect them from themselves. In this scam, you are offered a very attractive term sheet due to close in 90 days or so, with a deposit required to hold your position while due diligence is being conducted. Chain emails leading to a windfall.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. After all, that’s what tech innovation is all about. Do you have a custom algorithm or other technology? Will you validate new members’ email addresses and/or phone numbers?

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Upfront Summit Delayed Due To COVID-19 Surge

socalTECH

The Upfront Summit, the high tech and venture capital company run by Upfront Ventures, has been delayed, the latest victim of resurging COVID-19 numbers and the Omicron variant. Upfront's last tech conference, in 2020, was held at the Rose Bowl.

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Tech Companies Are Hiring Staff… Then Rescinding the Offers

Tech.Co

A number of tech companies have made the headlines this week for hiring new members of staff, only to rescind such offers before they start. Get all the latest tech news straight to your inbox. Get all the latest tech news straight to your inbox. Please fill in your email. A False Start. Please fill in your name.

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Airspace Technologies Links Into Alexa

socalTECH

Carlsbad-based Airspace Technologies a provider of technology enabled logistics services and related software, said it has integrated its service with Amazon Alexa. According to Airspace, the new integration allows users to track, trace, and review their shipments using voice commands on Alexa.

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Raising money? Find your champion.

Berkonomics

In others, if you cannot find such a champion after initial presentations to a subset of the entire group, you will not be permitted to move from initial application to the next stages of due diligence and final funding. How to waste your fundraising effort. Differentiating yourself from others.