David Vandegrift
Co-founder and CTO at 4Degrees

Co-founder and CTO of 4Degrees, a Chicago-based startup using AI to help professionals build stronger relationships.

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As long as you’re using the process to treat your employees with as much humanity as possible, you’ll see a clear improvement in productivity and retention.
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The costs don’t always outweigh the presumed savings in time and expertise.
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Poorly defined tasks result in wasted time and energy. Here’s how to better write and frame them.
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Infusing more humanity into engineering teams would benefit the entire tech industry.
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For growing startups, it can be difficult to determine when and how to transition from delivering products quickly to prioritizing quality.
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Employ a campaign-based strategy to build more long-term, meaningful relationships.
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Forget brainteasers, white-boarding and knowledge quizzes. 4Degrees CTO David Vandegrift shares his ideal template for hiring the best technical talent.
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The method is called the AI Sophistication Curve. For it to work, all you need is an understanding of the problem you’re trying to address and a team with basic software product deployment capabilities.