Augmented Reality Startup Looks to Improve Job Training in the Field
from MIT Sloan News by Kara Baskin Desktop workers have plenty of technology at their fingertips — Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, Google documents — to quickly capture, transfer, and distribute knowledge. Field workers don’t always have this advantage. Lab technicians, construction workers, and manufacturers often lack a way to train colleagues ...
How I Went From Programming With a Feature Phone to Working for an MIT Startup
from Medium by Elvis Chidera In 2012, I was just a village boy from Nigeria who had nothing but a dream and a Nokia feature (J2ME) phone. Today, I’m a 19 year old Android developer who has worked on over 50 apps and currently works for an MIT startup. My ...
8 Student Startups to Watch in 2018
from BostInno by Lucia Maffei Student startups, perhaps most of any other ventures, excel for enthusiasm, fantasy and willingness to learn. As 2017 come to an end, we’ve taken a look at the most promising early-stage student startups we’ve covered this year. We’ve found interesting ventures in almost every school ...
Turn a bedroom into a living room at the touch of a button
from the Washington Post by Audrey Hoffer You wouldn’t think that having your mother along with you and your husband on a weekend trip across country, let alone in a tiny, 450-square-foot apartment, would be a lot of fun. But Heidi Grütter, who lives in San Diego, said it couldn’t ...
In Peloton’s Brand Strategy, Value in Old-School Advertising
from MIT Sloan News by Kathryn O'Neill One of the fastest-growing companies in New York City is targeting new customers using old-school advertising, with marketing focused on TV, radio, and even billboards. Peloton, which makes a high-end exercise bike that livestreams indoor cycling classes, wants to step beyond its niche ...
How MIT Plans to Grow its delta v Accelerator Program
from BostInno by Lucia Maffei As a two-person team, Bill Aulet and Trish Cotter are among the finalists of this year’s 50 on Fire. They both work side by side at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, Aulet as managing director and Cotter as director of “delta v,” MIT’s student ...
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