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6 investors discuss why AI is more than just a buzzword in biotech

TechCrunch

“Most of the companies we have seen have an AI component to support the discovery or development processes,” Francisco Dopazo, a general partner at Humboldt Fund told TechCrunch recently. Y Combinator has been a net positive force in driving innovative experimentation at the early stages of company development.

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Our Commitment to Security: An Open Letter from Ivanti CEO Jeff Abbott

Ivanti

We have responded by working diligently to protect and support our customers, and we are taking a very close look at our own posture and processes to ensure we are well prepared to address the current landscape. This activity has brought one of our products to the forefront of conversation regarding recently reported security incidents.

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5 Obtrusive Blockers to Avoid as a Servant Leader

Perficient

The concept of “being a servant” to your teams and treating employees as critical individuals to be cultivated and empowered, has strong merit. This can help managers support their teams, clear the path, and improve productivity by stepping out of the way as much as possible. We’ve all heard of servant leadership. It’s obtrusive.

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Benefits of Outsourcing Your Digital Product Design & Development – and How to Find Your Ideal Outsourcing Partner

UruIT

Outsourcing your digital product design and development can be one of the smartest moves for your business – but many organizations still have doubts and concerns about doing so. Keep reading to learn more about SaaS development outsourcing and its benefits, as well as what you should consider as you search for the perfect partner.

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Unmuted founder Max van den Ingh on success beyond the metrics

TechCrunch

Depending on the customer’s team size and resources, we either guide them during execution or execute autonomously and report back. This relieves our clients’ marketing teams of potentially stifling tunnel vision. At Unmuted, when we start working with a new client, we perform a series of exercises together.

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AoAD2 Practice: Blind Spot Discovery

James Shore

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. To share your thoughts, join the AoAD2 open review mailing list. Testers, Whole Team.

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The Sobering Truth About the Impact of Your Business Ideas

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

That is, the team responsible for doing the analysis often is motivated either implicitly or explicitly to find evidence of success. They are unswayed by well-crafted narratives, emotional reviews by customers, or an executive’s influence. We like to reason about our businesses as if they are simple, predictable systems.