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Check out these startups from Pear’s Demo Day (there’s usually a breakout or two in the bunch)

TechCrunch

We can’t check out every investing outfit’s demo day. With high-frequency microlearning and personal health coaching, Health U keeps patients engaged with their health on a daily basis. ” FarmRaise. Founders: Jayce Hafner (CEO), Albert Albedi (Head of Product), Sami Tellatin (COO).

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What is SAFe? A framework for scaling business agility

CIO

Lean-agile leadership: SAFe organization leadership leads by example and create an environment prepared for continual transformation. Company leadership needs to identify and communicate the business reasons for the shift to SAFe, and then mentor and motivate stakeholders to ensure all activities are aligned with the vision for change.

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NEX raises $25M, launches Active Arcade to get people moving

TechCrunch

NEX launched its first AI-based basketball training app HomeCourt in 2018, which was demoed on stage alongside Steve Nash at an Apple iPhone special event. We embrace their important vision and are impressed by their leadership and technology.” This summer, the company launched its limited test version of Active Arcade, Lee said.

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Mentorship, Coaching, and Sponsorship — A Powerful Framework for Building Resilient Teams

Gitprime

Taking on an engineering leadership role can be disorienting for fresh recruits from the engineering ranks and seasoned veterans alike. Through those experiences, she learned to gracefully hire engineers, conduct difficult conversations, and mentor and coach other leaders to do the same. For that, we’ll look to coaching.

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12 Lessons Learned while Managing Corporate Innovation

Perficient

Task Teams – Small task teams, each assigned a topic where they create proof-of-concept demos. Problem : There were eager individuals who loved the opportunity to submit ideas and present them to leadership, yet they were declined repeatedly. Action : We started asking company leadership about the problems they faced.

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5 Can’t-Miss Talks and Workshops to Attend at QCon NYC

OverOps

Speaker Paul Tevis of Vigemus started his career as a software engineer and now coaches tech leaders who want to work as effectively with people as they do with technology. Come by our booth (it’s #26) to say hi, see a quick demo of the product and pick up some cool swag. High Performance Remote and Distributed Teams.

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AppDev 101: What’s the Difference Between a Scrum Master and a Project Manager?

Datavail

The Scrum Master coaches the team in the application of the agile methodology, removes roadblocks, and helps the Team create high-value products. Scrum Masters lead scrum events such as daily meetings and Sprint Demos. The Scrum Master typically uses a collaborative leadership style. They must also be good at coaching.

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