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New York’s David Energy has raised $4.1 million to ‘build the Standard Oil of renewable energy’

TechCrunch

“We intend to build the Standard Oil of renewable energy,” said James McGinniss, the co-founder and chief executive of David Energy , in a statement announcing the company’s new $19 million seed round of debt and equity funding. . There are a number of tailwinds supporting the growth of a business like David Energy right now.

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Code analysis tool AppMap wants to become Google Maps for developers

TechCrunch

It was described by security experts as a “design failure of catastrophic proportions,” and demonstrated the potentially far-reaching consequences of shipping bad code. Boston-based AppMap , going through TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield this week, wants to stop this bad code from ever making it into production.

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8 ways to detect (and reject) terrible IT consulting advice

CIO

You want advice from a team that can get invested enough to challenge your ideas or suggest alternative paths.” Remember, too, that poor decisions based on bad advice will inevitably lead to lost time. Following poor advice can lead to detrimental outcomes, including wasted time, lost resources, and missed opportunities.

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37 Questions to Ask Yourself When Your Team Lacks Energy

Let's Grow Leaders

I asked “What can you tell me about your team members? ” If you’re full of energy, but your team looks like they need a good shot of red bull to get going, ask yourself these questions. 37 Questions to Ask Yourself if Your Team Lacks Energy. What do I know about my team members as people (e.g.

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Greeks to Geeks: What Plato Says About Bettering Your Team Culture

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Two and a half millennia later, we were now using the ancient basis for illness to describe employee personalities, and what we could do to better team culture in the workplace. This personality type is loyal, focused, good at long-term projects, and the one that moves the team forward amidst small differences. Hippocrates, who?

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Concert Bio lands pre-seed round to fix hydroponic farming’s ‘dirty secret’

TechCrunch

Today, about half the world’s habitable land is devoted to agriculture, yet even that amount can’t provide everyone with the sort of diet enjoyed by people in developed countries. For one, it requires a lot of energy. The team has landed a $1.7 That’s obviously not possible. Everything will just die, basically.”.

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10 Ways to Zap Energy and Squash Enthusiasm

Let's Grow Leaders

Bad leaders suck life-force from their teams. Low energy abounds. 10 Energy Zappers 1. The post 10 Ways to Zap Energy and Squash Enthusiasm appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Culture Empowerment motivation Performance Recognition Results energy enthusiasm leadership' They don’t mean too.

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