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

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“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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The STA is realizing potential in predictive analysis and automation

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There’s enormous potential in the Swedish Transport Administration to use digital and AI solutions,” he says. As an authority, we must look at and critically review the answers we receive and not blindly trust them,” he says. “An We’re looking at how we could use Teams, but there’s a lot that needs to be sorted out legally,” he says.

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What’s the CIO’s role in developing a sustainability strategy?

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business leaders found that 71% of respondents were committed to a net-zero target and a further 26% reported targets to be under development. For example, McDonald’s has gone beyond looking for gains through its core food business and is developing biodegradable synthetic fabrics to uniform more than 2 million team members worldwide.

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Beyond growth: M&A as a strategic transformation enabler

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Deals are developing beyond core business growth, encompassing new digital opportunities and emerging technologies as drivers of strategic acceleration. Contingency planning : Digital teams are continuously responding to unanticipated events and consequences. Have a clear blueprint for action resulting from the diligence stages.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Finding product-market fit, pitch deck teardown, getting into YC

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A standing-room-only crowd packed the venue as Dame spoke about her experience leading product and engineering efforts at Uber, Yahoo and Smugmug, sharing some of what she learned about gathering customer data, iterating quickly to validate ideas, and the challenges that come with scaling teams from a few dozen people to several thousand employees.

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DTN’s CTO on combining IT systems after a merger

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Its weather-related services can be as simple as helping utilities predict short-term demand for energy, or as complex as advising maritime transporters on routing ocean-going cargo ships around developing storms. You’re starting with five teams, and everyone thinks that their baby is the best baby, and the other babies are all ugly.

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Announcing the startups and judges onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

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. “Swyft is a new form of urban mobility, using autonomous cabins on lightweight cable infrastructure to solve transportation problems in densely developed areas including corporate campuses, airports, universities and tourism districts. This adds capacity into an area, allowing higher density and more profitable developments.

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