What Works - What Doesn't

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Enough About Us! How to Tune Pitch Decks for the Reader

What Works - What Doesn't

Of the hundreds of pitch decks I’ve seen as a trade press editor, too many left me waiting until slide 26 for a clue about the company’s value proposition, or even a clear description of their product or service. In security, for example, it might in the range of threats you track. Then quickly move on to how you solve these problems.

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What's on CIO's Minds: Data, Governance and of Course AI

What Works - What Doesn't

MIT’s Sloan CIO Symposium always provides a strategic, high level overview of the business and technical challenges facing chief information officers. For example, MIT Professor Stuart Madnick pointed out that California is the first state in the country to implement a law mandating security for devices on the Internet of Things (IoT.)

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Mine the Past for IT Thought Leadership

What Works - What Doesn't

They range from investors ignoring the high capital costs of the aircraft to a lack of serious engineering work to the human tendency to believe hype – all illustrated with detailed examples. Several examples of how this could look like: Data Lakehouses: The latest magic pill for our data woes?