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This raises the difficulty of finding the top softwareengineers for a business given that many are bootstrapped and some are sponsored. All companies are now fundamentally tech companies, and employing softwareengineers is now a crucial task that greatly affects a startup’s long-term performance.
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Venture capitalists have their radar out for and provide ample resources for the catalysts to scale up very quickly. For example, GE has created a digital platform in the energy sector that its own and third-party softwaredevelopers can write applications to. More such catalysts are entering the fray every day.
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