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Wirt talks about how the convergence of technology is an interesting trend that has led to an influx of multi-functioning devices. Convergence devices save space, add convenience, and can sometimes enhance the functionality of the combined product. The Palm Treo is a great example of a convergence device and functions as a phone, handheld organizer, wireless email, text messaging, web browsing and even a digital camera.
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Ringold talks about Surromed's goals: 1) To improve the use of existing drugs and diagnostics 2) Right medicine for the right patient in the right dose at the right time. Ringold talks in detail about the limitations of diagnostic techniques and drug use today and how Surromed tries to find a solution to some of the problems. He shares a report by McKinsey which summarizes the status of drug discovery.
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Kim's first game experience was a hugely successful online parlor game that was launched on AOL. Majestic, her second game, tried to stretch the Internet experience into the next generation of games, but didn't do as well, she says. The core team from Majestic was out of work and looking for another project, and stumbled into the Lord of the Rings.
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Intrusion detection is the next big opportunity, says Thompson. However, it is 10% the size of the antivirus market, and is therefore relatively small. First generation intrusion detection technology was very difficult to deploy and manage he notes. Now these customers, especially those in the financial space, want intrusion prevention technology. Migration from software to hardware is first driven by desire to improve line speed....more
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Yock emphasizes that in MedTech, there are two forces that can make your life miserable-- the FDA and Medicare. He emphasizes the importance of understanding how medicare will handle new technology. Same with the FDA; there are different pathways through the FDA and sometimes it takes longer than a year and that can be a problem in getting a technology through.
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Musk thinks that establishing a base on the Moon or on Mars is an enormous opportunity, on a trillion dollar level.
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Reedy explains that eBay has 670 million page views a day, 120 million searches, and 4 billion database calls. She talks about how eBay uses a special platform to handle this large volume.
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Wirt makes some interesting predictions about the future of digital music, digital photos, and the trends of high speed networks and increasing storage capacity. He describes a world where almost everything has a built-in hard drive for storing information, but the challenge will be keeping it all in sync.
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Hawkins is working on his third start-up. Besides starting Palm and Handspring, Hawkins also followed his passion for theoretical neuroscience, the study of how certain parts of the brain work from an information theory point of view. He started a non-profit research institute called the Redwood NeuroScience Institute. Through this experience, he learned that starting a non-profit is just like starting a business.
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Earl shares his thoughts about the plausibility of starting a game development company in the current environment. He explains that with the release of new consoles and the growth in mobile technologies, it is a great time to start a company with a target audience in mind.
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Anand Chandrasekaran, Producer of Tapestries of Hope, tells the tale of a small soap maker who realized that the gum they were giving away as a promotional item began to outshine their core product. The company had to make a bold decision to focus on what's selling, rather than what they deemed their core competency, and the rest is entrepreneurial history. Chandrasekaran's lesson is that we should keep ourselves receptive to new ideas...more
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Estrin talks about how the last cycle is about connecting embedded devices, as opposed to connecting computers. The real win in this is when we can build a completely new architecture for networks that are self-configuring, she says. Interesting work in academia is targeting this area. She talks about technology enablers in this cycle and the focus on low power, and not performance.
