Agile DC 2016

October 26, 2016

Thanks to everyone who came out on Monday to watch our talk on Self-selection at AgileDC! We hope we piqued your interest in the topic! Click this link to download a PDF of the Self-Selection slides with speaker notes.

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Amber & Jesse speaking about self-selection at Agile DC | Photo Credit: Chris Li

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