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Five criteria for picking winning industrial / manufacturing technologies

Posted on January 17, 2018 by

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New or Better?

Posted on January 16, 2018 by

When new technologies arise there is a real desire to create a Disruptive Product(TM), to focus on the new and to avoid simply making a better version of the current market leader. Don’t fall into that trap. It is almost … Continue reading →

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Startups or Big Co?

Posted on January 16, 2018 by

Born between May 20 and June 20 – the astrological sign of Gemini, defined by the duality of the twins Castor and Pollux, lurks around every corner. While at UVA for undergraduate studies – this was captured in two different … Continue reading →

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Peak Printer and Newspaper as a Historical Accident

Posted on July 28, 2013 by

Market research firm Photizo Group provided a recent CompuWorld article on the current state of consumer printers with the graph on the right which shows that 2010 is expected to be ‘Peak Printer’ with just over 16 million global units … Continue reading →

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3D Printing: Chasm Crossing Applications

Posted on June 28, 2013 by

I’m a skeptic on 3D printing.  In talking with a good friend a few weeks ago, the challenge was made, “Okay, I get it that you’re a skeptic.  If you were managing that business, what would you do?”  Challenge accepted … Continue reading →

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3D Printing: Not Past the Hype Until 2025

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

Tech News Today host Tom Merritt brought up the outlook for 3D printing in their year end Forecast Show – the technology continued go get a lot of press in 2012 and Mr. Merritt’s outlook for 2013 was optimistic but … Continue reading →

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