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How to Start Exploring in the Core | Ep. 8

Moves the Needle

They think that they can hire a bunch of software engineers or outsource to development companies and that’ll solve their digital transformation woes. Some companies aspire to be a Silicon Valley-type tech company that is a mix of entrepreneurship, agility and speed. The post How to Start Exploring in the Core | Ep.

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Technical Advisors: Every Startup Needs One

TechEmpower Innovation

Specifically, they should know about, and help with: Asking and answering the 53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators Knowing when and how to bring on development talent ( Hiring Developers Before Product/Market Fit? , Then, a month later, the product is still 90% done. And six weeks later – 90% again!

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Episode 19 – Part 2: The ROI of Learning

IM Insights

05:23] Peter’s Background Peter’s background as a software engineer. How he transitioned from science to computer science at the University of Waterloo. How Peter launched Airbnb and Shopify (kinda). Transforming two of Canada’s big five banks to a culture of innovation and agility.

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The Rise of Product Management

Moves the Needle

I don’t know how technical Ken was back then, but he had the respect of the Software Engineers, which was critical. His primary function was to digest the Founders’ vision, understand the market, illicit requirements from customers, and work with Engineering management to determine what would make it into the next release.

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Creating Urgency: A Key to Success in Sales

Tullio Siragusa

Being able to react quickly to changes in the market or customer needs ensures that opportunities are not lost to more agile competitors. By understanding the vital role that urgency plays in sales and employing creative strategies to instill this trait, sales teams can become more agile, responsive, and successful in their endeavors.

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AI Meets Design Thinking: Crafting a People-Centric Business Future

Tullio Siragusa

The agent knows just how to console them — that’s the future we can build. Vision for the Future The businesses that will thrive tomorrow are those agile enough to adapt, empathetic enough to understand, and technologically equipped to innovate.

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Design Thinking for Startup Sales Success: A Step-by-Step Guide

Tullio Siragusa

Using Design Thinking in this way will also help you stay agile and responsive to changing customer needs, which is especially important for startups. Want a White Paper on How to Improve your GTM Tactics? Leverage Design Thinking to Develop the Sales Strategy. Overall, it helps to create a more customer-centric approach to sales.