But when is the right time to hire a CFO, and is a full-time CFO even necessary in this age of C-level-as-a-service?
It is common for founders to think narrowly about accounting when considering whether to hire a CFO.
It is common for founders to think narrowly about accounting when considering whether to hire a CFO.
Startup coach and CFO Evgeny Popov said that hiring a CFO was a no-brainer, akin to finding a CTO for your tech company.
“Unfortunately, hiring a CFO is not an obvious move for founders because most founders come from the product or tech worlds and don’t see the CFO as vital to growth.”
AppDirect, a San Francisco- and Montreal-based platform for buying, selling and managing tech through a network of IT advisors, has raised $100 million from CDPQ to expand its financing program for small- and medium-sized tech businesses.
“Our Invest program is purpose-built to empower our technology advisors,” Emanuel Bertolin, AppDirect’s chief revenue officer, said in a statement.
“To keep up with today’s ever-changing market, technology merchants need fast access to capital to accelerate their growth.”AppDirect’s Capital Invest program is a loan program, providing capital for tech businesses in the form of upfront payments.
Today, AppDirect offers a set of tools that let businesses monetize — or buy — tech products across a range of different channels and devices.
We also provide the opportunity for our advisor community to procure technology for their customers directly from the AppDirect catalog.”AppDirect launched the Capital Invest program in 2021.
Indian wearable startup Ultrahuman is getting into the smart home game.
By capturing more data-points it can link to its smart ring users, Ultrahuman may be able to improve the accuracy of its algorithms — to give its personalized advice an edge over rivals.
The same is true with the Ultrahuman Home: There’s no subscription required for the service; just a one-off hardware purchase.
Since the launch of the Ultrahuman Ring Air, its sleeker second gen smart ring which we reviewed last summer, momentum has been growing, with sales exceeding 10,000 units last month, per Kumar.
There is also a hardware button on the device that will let users switch off the mic when they wish.
Sony is breaking new ground in the ongoing NFTs and content authenticity saga.
While it might not strictly be termed an NFT, it resembles the core concept of these non-fungible tokens.
We’re collaborating with the Associated Press and other industry leaders to create a digital birth certificate for images shot on our cameras.
The technology, designed to be integrated into the camera’s hardware – starting with the new Alpha 9 Mark III camera, generates a machine-based digital signature when an image is captured.
So, while Sony hasn’t literally launched an in-camera NFT, they’ve certainly created a system that mirrors the core functionality of an NFT – proving ownership and authenticity in the digital space.
Eye-tracking tech has been making its way into cars for years as a safety feature, especially with the rise of driver assistance software.
Now, Bosch thinks the tech could offer some other benefits – and it’s showing off two ideas this week at CES 2024 in Las Vegas.
The first scenario is pretty straightforward (and very European): You’re driving home and the car recognizes that you’re looking pretty drowsy.
The other is far more complicated: Eye-tracking tech could be used during your drive to figure out what points of interest you’re looking at, and the car could offer contextual information.
Since Bosch is merely a supplier here, it’s up to the automakers to decide if – and more importantly, how – it wants to implement these ideas.
Apple this morning confirmed that the Vision Pro will be available in the U.S. starting February 2.
Pre-orders for the $3,500 spatial computing device open Friday January 19 at 5AM PT.
“Apple Vision Pro is the most advanced consumer electronics device ever created.
How many bespoke Vision Pro apps will be available when the device launches in little under a month, however, remains to be seen.
Apple notes, “Players can access games on the App Store, including more than 250 titles on Apple Arcade.
Aside from a brief on-again-off-again thing with Nokia, Withings has been quietly establishing itself as a home health powerhouse in recent years.
The “multiscope,” as the company has deemed it, is designed to give patients easy access to vitals during teleconference health calls.
It’s kind of a supercharged digital thermometer that also serves as an electrocardiogram, oximeter and stethoscope, giving your healthcare provider more insight into what’s going on with you in real time.
“While convenient and cost-effective, remote visits lacked the ability for health professionals to carry out the routine checks they perform in person.
That audio can also be sent to the healthcare provider via an app.
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I appreciated a bit of rest and recovery, just in time for CES 2024.
The Big Three U.S. automakers (Ford, GM and Stellantis) won’t have big splashy displays and announcements as in past years.
However, there will be plenty of automotive, and more broadly, transportation companies and startups in attendance.
Shell Ventures, InMotion Ventures, Porsche Ventures, and Revo Capital also participated.
It’s an opportunity to take advantage of the brief Sunday morning news lull before the deluge kicks into full effect Monday.
Tomorrow is, after all, when Samsung will host its CES 2024 press conference along with other big names like Sony and LG.
“In&Out Flip is a technology that can provide a new alternative for consumers who prefer bar-shaped smartphones due to the thickness of foldable products,” the company said in a release.
As for testing the tech, Samsung apparently utilized the device in temperatures ranging from -4-degrees up to 140-degrees Fahrenheit.
The technology appears on the Rollable Flex, as well as the Flex Hybrid, the latter of which combines it with a sliding display.
Oklahoma took a stand against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) last month.
The state’s governor, Kevin Stitt, signed an executive order defunding DEI efforts in public colleges and universities and banning it in other state agencies.
He said the move would take “politics out of education” and encourage “equal opportunity rather than promising equal outcomes.” Affirmative action itself has been banned in the state since 2012.
But public colleges aren’t the only ones being affected; this is part of a broader backlash to DEI that has become prevalent in many industries, from technology to academia to fashion.
Supporters of DEI say these initiatives help everyone get ahead, especially marginalized communities that have been historically disenfranchised.
