Uber Meets Its Match in France http://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-meets-its-match-in-france-1442592333
It seeing how the company has been able to introduce disruptive innovation, into existing and monopolistic type markets. They jump start into the market so that they have a large presence of drivers and customers before the regulators can catch up with them. Of course the services are much better than the existing taxis. Very interesting how disruptive innovation good the interview so quickly into large markets. Doubly interesting is how there’s very little barrier to entry and the company über can do so well and be so big.
This is über competition and innovation at its best!
Category: innovation
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Revenue Per Patent A Longstanding Question of Value for Many
In the world of IP, there is a list of questions that never seem to be answered to the satisfaction of all particularly when there is generational change in who is running the corporation. Foremost among the questions is what is the revenue per patent and is it worth the time, energy and resources that must be applied not only for a patent but protect in the marketplace from infringement that may result in costly litigation. IAM presents 20 corporations with extensive patent portfolios and the revenues per patent at http://www.iam-media.com/blog/detail.aspx?g=d37195bc-4870-406d-81cc-f9e74c6e17b8. Among the points worth noting is that Apple has the least number of patents among the 20, but blows all away in the revenue it realizes for each patent.
All of those listed make sizable revenues. It is clear that the effort to patent from beginning to end is of demonstrable value to the corporation.
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Intel science winners… cool inventions… and patents
Meet the teen who just won $75,000 for inventing a system to keep germs from spreading on airplanes http://wapo.st/1d3L2Eo
Wang, the young winner, created a way to give everyone on an airplane their own space, with kind of air walls around them.
His simulation shows a 55 times reduction in the air transmittable diseases. The retrofit for an existing airplane? It takes one evening and cost a whopping $1000! With the reduction in sick time, the airlines will make it back from employees in one single trip.
And what does Wang want to do when he grows up? He wants to go to college and study engineering and business! -
Moore’s Law Shows Its Age – WSJ:
Moore’s Law Shows Its Age – WSJ:
This is a great story of 50 years of computing with geometric growth in speed and halfing price of costs.
Of course the cost of a factory has gotten a little bit pricey!…
Here is a sister article: http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-promise-at-technologys-powerful-heart-1429310535?KEYWORDS=moore%27s+law
There are some physical limitations that really kick is as very small levels, say 12 nanometers. Getting smaller at that point is no longer as “easy” as it has been.
Many people think that Moore’s Law is going to Peter out. Other’s like Ed Jordan (2010) in a Delphi Study found that the technology will likely need to change in the future. That the limitations of silicon will require a move to other technologies to reach that next BIG jump in smallness.
Jordan’s 2010 study of computing technology experts found that,
“a technology to replace silicon dioxide would most likely
emerge sometime during the next 30 years” likely within 15 years… “the emerging
technology would mostly likely be biologic, probably protein based.” (Hall & Jordan, 2013, p. 110)Hall and Jordan (2013) talk about the next big leap in computing technologies and what impact that will have for computing intensive companies and those companies that make computing products.
It seems like about 50 years since we have had a truly disruptive technology innovation!…
Well, maybe 3-D printing… We will see.References
Hall, E. B., & Jordan, E. A. (2013). Strategic and scenario planning using Delphi: Long-term and rapid planning utilizing the genius of crowds. In C. A. Lentz (Ed.), The refractive thinker: Vol. II. Research methodology (3rd Ed.). (pp. 103-123) Las Vegas, NV: The Refractive Thinker® Press.Jordan, E. A. (2010). The semiconductor industry and emerging technologies: A study using a modified Delphi Method. (Document No. 3442759, University of Phoenix). ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, 184. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/853641948 -
Smart tech solution to save the rain forest.
Topher White: What can save the rainforest? Your used cell phone #TED : http://on.ted.com/q0TOb
This is a great solution to illegal loggers.
Very cool solution.
The importance of rainforest deforestation may be overstated with the stats. It may not be more important than anything else… But there are several ways to look at it. Very, very important though.