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Extra Crunch roundup: Z?m CEO interview, Cisco’s M&A ethos, neoinsurance bad romance

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How Cisco keeps its startup acquisition engine humming. Ron Miller interviewed three Cisco executives to learn more about the company’s “rich history of buying its way to global success”: CFO Scott Herren. Derek Idemoto, SVP for corporate development and Cisco investments.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Collecting zero-party data, Airbnb CEO interview, crypto volatility

TechCrunch

EST, I’ll interview Ben Parr on Twitter Spaces about zero-party marketing best practices. In an expansive interview, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky and TechCrunch Managing Editor Jordan Crook looked back at how the travel company has adapted since the beginning of the pandemic. On Wednesday, November 17 at 3 p.m.

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Identity security platform Oort bags new cash to grow its product

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406 Ventures and Energy Impact Partners with participation from Cisco Investments. Caulfield co-founded Oort after stints at Citi, Lockheed Martin and Cisco (hence Cisco’s involvement in the Series A), where he led their Boston-based product innovation team. million in a Series A round co-led by.406

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API platform Postman valued at $5.6 billion in $225 million fundraise

TechCrunch

The six-year-old startup’s product, which began its journey in India, is today used by more than 17 million developers and over 500,000 organizations, including Microsoft, Salesforce, Stripe, Shopify, Cisco and PayPal. This trend is only growing with the move to cloud and digital experiences,” he said in a recent interview with TechCrunch.

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ITWorks: Your Support Changes Lives

TechImpact

100% of ITWorks graduates receive the Cisco IT Essentials Professional Certification. Each student is given corporate-class career guidance, interview training, and connections to dozens of possible employers. ITWorks by the numbers: The ITWorks program retains 85% of all students that enter and accepts less than 20% of all applicants.

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How to make the most of your startup’s big fundraising moment

TechCrunch

He has had a 20+-year career in enterprise technology, holding senior marketing roles at Facebook, Google, Cisco and several startups. When is the investor available to review announcement materials and participate in potential media interviews? and Europe.

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NTC Day of Service 2011: The Art of Story Capture

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

While volunteers were sorting donated computers and electronics , Shawn Ahmed [@ uncultured ] interviewed homeless advocate Eric Sheptock [@ ericsheptock ] about his activism for homelessness in DC. A group of volunteers, with parts and guidance from Cisco, installed of a wireless network at the WildTech Shelter.

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