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TechCrunch+ roundup: eVTOL takes off, pivoting with agility, when to hire a lawyer

TechCrunch

” is a staple of Gen X humor, since it reaffirms the cynical viewpoint that technology frequently fails to deliver on its lofty promises. Sustainable travel at the forefront. “I’ve been working in the aircraft development space for decades, but 2021 was different,” Tigner writes. An emphasis on noise pollution.

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Chief Procurement Officer Search: Securing Your Supply Chain Leadership

N2Growth Blog

Identifying the Key Qualities and Skills of an Effective Chief Procurement Officer To excel as a Chief Procurement Officer, the individual must possess a unique blend of qualities and skills that go beyond mere technical proficiency. A strategic-minded CPO deeply understands market trends, supplier dynamics, and emerging technologies.

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If there was ever a good time to be sure you have good governance, this is it

The Agile Manager

Software development is unique from most every other office-based occupation because it is the conversion of capital into intangible assets by way of human effort, at a level of effort that remains labor intensive to this day. In a sustained downturn, there's no accounting trickeration or sales windfall to come to the rescue.

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How architecture evolves into strategy

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

A look at the roles of architect and strategist, and how they help develop successful technology strategies for business. Technology systems are difficult to wrangle. By 2012, Harvard Business Review published an article by Thomas Davenport and D.J. Our systems grow in accidental complexity and complication over time.

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Mistaking performance for competence

TechCrunch

In addition to running our robotics coverage, I also run TC’s hardware coverage overall, including all the consumer news and reviews. That involves due diligence, some research and choosing the stories we deem most relevant to our readers. It’s a lens through which we attempt to view technology at large.

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Roofstock founder closes on $90M fund to back early-stage proptech startups

TechCrunch

The new firm will invest in 30 to 40 early-stage companies in the real estate technology world, with check sizes ranging from $500,000 to $2 million. So far, the firm has made five investments, backing startups such as construction tech startups Cottage and FlockHome s , and a Brazilian fintech company still in stealth.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Lordstown Motors’ woes, how co-CEOs work, Brian Chesky interview

TechCrunch

The startup’s history is tied to places representative of San Francisco: The founding team worked out of Peet’s Coffee on Mission Street for a few months, then crashed at a penthouse lounge near the 4th and King Caltrain station, followed by a tiny office and then a slightly bigger one in the Flatiron building near Market Street.