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

TechCrunch

“I’ve been working in the aircraft development space for decades, but 2021 was different,” Tigner writes. In reality, changing course is usually the smartest bet, because it allows founding teams to leverage new technology and adapt to changing market conditions. Mainstream attention is increasing.

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YC, Khosla-backed Atmos lands $12.5M to design custom dream homes

TechCrunch

Atmos , a startup which has built an online marketplace that teams up homebuyers with builders and land developers to design and build custom homes, has emerged from stealth today with $12.5 It then teams up buyers with a “vetted builder partner.” . Once a builder is solidified, construction can begin.

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Game Development Workflow – Getting the Most Out of It

The Crazy Programmer

Today, game development is one of the biggest industries in the world with thousands of developers creating games in every niche. By 2025, the game development market size is expected to reach over USD 250 billion. Virtual Assist aims to help you make the most of your development workflow. What is Game Development?

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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.

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

TechCrunch

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. Feng Wang is head of capital markets at 1Sharpe and former founding team member of LendingHome.

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How to Make Better Decisions Under Pressure: 5 Key Strategies for Navigating Complexity

Experience to Lead

We utilized whole-team simulations, classroom lectures and single-component training to increase system familiarity. Knowing the door type (a result of system familiarity) allowed us to optimize our decision-making time by spending more time and diligence on the one-way doors.” What is cognitive reflection?

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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. We then construct a framework as part of our growth program that also allows room for certain beliefs a company has.

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