“In today’s fast-paced work environment, managers seldom focus their energies on coaching employees continuously, yet feedback and recognition are most effective when they’re given instantly with appropriate context and specificity,” Kris Duggan, the CEO of BetterWorks, tells Fast Company. The enterprise software company builds employee work profiles, known as “Work Graphs,” based on data from integrations with … Continued
Grand Rapids-based Varsity News Network, or VNN, a platform for high school sports websites, said last week it has appointed Wikia COO Walker Jacobs to its growing strategic advisory board. Jacobs is the third member of VNN’s advisory board, which provides insight on strategic initiatives and goals to the company’s board of directors. VNN CEO and co-founder … Continued
Video interview with Mark Forchette, CEO of Delphinus Medical Technologies. Mark Forchette interview video
Grand Rapids-based Varsity News Network, or VNN, a platform for high school sports websites, said yesterday that Hap Klopp, founder of The North Face, has been appointed to its strategic advisory board. Klopp is the second member of VNN’s strategic advisory board and will advise the company’s board of directors on strategic goals and initiatives. … Continued
“The resurgence of pertussis infections in the United States and worldwide has become quite concerning, as infections in the U.S. have recently reached a 50-year peak. Given vaccination rates have remained high, the concerning increase in infections points to potential limitations with the existing intramuscular pertussis vaccines,” said Dr. Ali Fattom, Senior Vice President of … Continued
According to Mark Forchette, the company’s president and CEO, within two weeks Delphinus will move into 21,000 square feet in the former Lee Steel Corp. building in Novi, on Grand River Avenue just east of the Suburban Collection Showplace. He hopes to start selling devices by the end of the year. “This will triple our space, which is … Continued
3D printing started off as a novelty with very few industrial applications, but this is changing rapidly as the printers get better and faster. As the technology improves, more and more custom and complex parts are being made using 3D printing, as opposed to conventional methods because it’s cheaper and faster and produces higher-quality components. … Continued
Many companies devote hours to strategy sessions setting annual goals—for revenue growth, new products, process refinements, whatever. Far fewer actually manage those aspirations on a day-to-day basis. Three-year-old software company BetterWorks, the latest venture from the co-founder of gamification pioneer Badgeville, Kris Duggan, just raised another $20 million in Series B funding to address that dilemma. … Continued
BetterWorks, a platform for employees to set themselves goals, share them with others in their organization and track how well those goals are being met, has raised another $20 million in Series B funding. Founded by Kris Duggan — an early Palantir employee who went on to found “gamification” platform Badgeville — BetterWorks plans to use … Continued
Fabrisonic LLC, Columbus, Ohio, USA, a manufacturer of ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing machines, has added rotary access to their SonicLayer 7200. The in-house machine is the largest of three machines developed by Fabrisonic and is used to make parts for customers in industries such as aerospace, automotive and military applications. The additional rotary axis is designed … Continued