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How to build a successful agile development culture – and why your business needs one

CIO

To keep pace with the growing complexity of software development, organizations have spent years working to implement agile practices into their developer experience. In this article, Mik explains common misconceptions about agile development and how to properly apply and develop an agile culture.

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What is Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Software

Openxcell

COTS stands for Commercial-Off-the-Shelf, and it refers to software targeted to a certain, specially defined range of business based on predetermined specifications. It also alleviates concerns about the challenges of developing and sustaining private IT solutions compared to Commercial-Off-the-Shelf available IT applications.

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How we pivoted our deep tech startup to become a SaaS company

TechCrunch

For the foreseeable future, global markets will require billions of highly specialized electric machines that perform much better than the inefficient relics of the past. Fortunately, the SaaS direction has delivered upsides: We’ve achieved relatively strong product-market fit and cash flow-positive status without big VC raises or burn rates.

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Martie launches with $3M to divert shelf-stable food items from landfills

TechCrunch

Companies are attacking food waste in different ways, from developing a better food supply chain to “skins” for produce to food sharing. Louise Fritjofsson and Kari Morris started the company in January to “rescue” pantry staples and offer them, initially in California, for between 40% and 70% off retail prices. Martie website.

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New School Foods’ filet looks and tastes like salmon, but it’s actually plants

TechCrunch

New School Foods also has grants from Canadian government agencies, including Sustainable Development Technology Canada and Protein Industries Canada. The three-year-old company is swimming in waters that have gotten crowded lately as startups all over the world get in on a market poised to reach a value of $1.6

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Singapore’s Neuron is taking the slow and steady approach to micromobility

TechCrunch

and Canada will use the funds to invest in its proprietary technology and double down in existing markets, focusing on cities that want an exclusive or semi-exclusive relationship with operators, according to Zachary Wang, Neuron’s co-founder and CEO. Singapore’s Neuron Mobility has raised a $43.5

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DIY cloud cost management: The strategic case for building your own tools

CIO

Ducharme cites the complexity of cloud cost optimization tools and “AI washing” in the commercial market as reasons behind his company’s move to DIY. He and his teams tried a few off-the-shelf tools but were never satisfied with the support for linking a cloud resource to a line of business to determine ownership.

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