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(PDF) BCG - A Framework for Deep-Tech Collaboration
[Investing]
2017/04/05 10:19
Collaborations between big companies and startups are the business world’s odd couples—two entities, which at an operational level have little in common, trying to work together.A recent study reported that “50% of startups said that their experience working with corporations was mediocre or worse.” At the same time, according to that study, 82% of corporations view interactions with startu...
(Infographic) The Top 100 Venture Capitalists
[Investing]
2017/04/05 10:19
For a second year, we worked with The New York Times and used the CB Insights Investor Mosaic algorithm to develop a data-driven ranking of the top venture capital partners. Here are the top 100.For the second year in a row, we worked with The New York Times to identify and rank the top 100 venture capital professionals using the CB Insights Investor Mosaic algorithm.In a purely data-driven / a...
Cyborgs at Work : Employees Getting Implanted with Microchips - Biohax
[Tech]
2017/04/05 09:09
Self-described “body hacker” Jowan Osterlund from Biohax Sweden, holds a small microchip implant, similar to those implanted into workers at the Epicenter digital innovation business centre during a party at the co-working space in central Stockholm, Tuesday March 14, 2017. Microchips are being implanted into volunteers to help them open doors and operate office equipment, and its become so p...
(Video) Scewo - Creating a Stair Climbing Wheelchair
[Product]
2017/04/05 09:08
Conceived by four university students from ETH Zurich + ZHDK, Scewo is a self-balancing wheelchair that can go up and down the stairs safely and smoothly. The aim of the project is to combine the new technologies and an aesthetic design.Its self-balancing technology enables rotating on spot and driving over curbs without getting stuck. The big wheels can go over obstacles without entanglement....
(Infographic) How Ads, Packaging and Smartphones Affect What Shoppers Buy at the Supermarket
[Consumer]
2017/04/05 09:07
Survey helps brand marketers decode the path to purchase. Food Network Magazine surveyed people about their grocery shopping experiences, behaviors and attitudes.As anyone who has ever walked into a supermarket to buy a gallon of milk and left with a cart full of impulse purchases knows all too well, grocery shopping can be a complicated process. To help brand marketers decode consumers’ path...
(Video) This Fat-Measuring Breathalyzer Makes Weight Loss Less Confusing - LEVL
[Product]
2017/04/05 09:06
LEVL promises a simpler way of measuring body weight.Trying to lose a significant amount of weight is a long, daunting process, the most frustrating part of which might be hitting a plateau where, even despite your best efforts, the number on the scale doesn’t seem to budge. We’re often told that number doesn’t paint a complete portrait of our health, but it’s difficult to know just how muc...
Technology and a Global Pool of intel Has Given a Rise to News
[Consumer]
2017/04/05 09:05
Technological advances have given consumers access to all kinds of immediate content—from streaming the latest sitcom on a smartphone to logging on and using a game console to play a first-person shooter against a rival on the other side of the country.But perhaps no “type” of programming content is more a perfect fit for a multi-platform distribution than the news. In fact, both technology...
If Future Faraday Made a Watch
[Design]
2017/04/05 09:03
While we play the waiting game for Faraday Future’s FF 91 release, we can count the hours and minutes on this Faraday Future watch! Called the Extraordinary Timeteller, this conceptual timepiece puts a twist on telling the time.Similarly to house Faraday Future is turning automotive design on its head, this watch also flips our preconceived notions of reading a watch. Rather than look at the f...
(PDF) Mckinsey - How Retailers Can Drive Profitable Growth Through Dynamic Pricing
[Business]
2017/04/04 16:25
The secret is in customization: dynamic-pricing solutions must be tailored to a retailer’s business context, objectives, and ways of working.When it comes to dynamic pricing, Amazon is still the retailer to beat. Other retailers continue to marvel at—and attempt to emulate—the e-commerce giant’s ability to rapidly and frequently change prices on millions of items. Amazon continually burnish...
