CARS: Bridging Detroit and Silicon Valley

Many businesses are struggling to attract and retain skilled workers, with record numbers resigning or retiring. This is particularly true in the manufacturing sector. The Buzz 1: A Manufacturing Institute [MI] survey found that “The Great Resignation” is really more of a “Great ...  Show more

What’s that up in the sky? … The Buzz 1: “It’s only when you’re flying above it that you realise how incredible the Earth really is.” [Philippe Perrin, Astronaut, stellar-frontiers.com] The Buzz 2: Low Earth Orbit [LEO] satellite production is booming and innovation is accelerati ...  Show more

The buzz: Share and share alike. Following the lead of now-established startups like Airbnb and Zipcar, more companies are offering a unique customer experience designed for convenience, trust and comfort. And this is causing more people to wonder what they can share, borrow or r ...  Show more

The buzz: “Agility has become arguably the most critical attribute a company needs to remain competitive and relevant” (Tony Klimas, EY). It’s almost 2020 and your same-old business structures, models and processes will not sustain you anymore. Are you dreaming of an efficient, a ...  Show more

How do you talk about a product before anything like it exists? How do you guide the engineers building it and the marketing department who has to sell it?

As co-creator of the iPod and iPhone, founder of the learning thermostat Nest, and with over 300 patents to his na ...

This might be our wonkiest topic yet: Techno-economic analysis, or TEA.  Before a startup proves its technology is commercially viable, it models how a technology would work. These TEAs include things like assumptions about inputs, prices, and market landscape. They help investor ...  Show more