TREND REPORTS
Tesla Model 3 Ramp Up Aims to Crush BMW and Mercedes
[Business]
2017/04/03 10:48
Elon Musk rewrites the playbook for launching a new car.One year ago this week, Elon Musk took to a stage to unveil his most important vehicle yet: the $35,000 Model 3. The electric five-seater accelerates as fast as the the best-selling luxury sport sedans in America—the BMW 3 Series and the Mercedes C Class—and costs about the same.The value proposition was the best ever for an electric car...
Venture Capital Funnel Shows Odds of Becoming a Unicorn Are Less than 1%
[Investing]
2017/04/03 10:47
The venture capital funnel highlights the natural selection inherent in the venture capital process. 70% of companies are orphaned or die along the way.Anecdotally, it’s known that most startups fail. But looking at the data, we can see the hard truth in the numbers and better understand where in the funding lifecycle startups begin to lose traction.We followed a cohort of over 1,000 startups...
(Video) Festo Eyes Pick and Pack Future with Eerie Tentacle "Octopus Gripper"
[Tech]
2017/04/03 10:47
Every year, engineers from Festo's Bionic Learning Network take a new batch of bio-inspired robots to the Hannover Messe trade fair. Previous highlights have included robotic ants capable of working together, a monster dragonfly that can move in all directions and helium-filled flying penguins. This year, the German automation company is showcasing a tentacle-packing pick and pack gripper and t...
(PDF) Mckinsey - The Case for Digital Reinvention
[Business]
2017/04/03 10:47
Digital technology, despite its seeming ubiquity, has only begun to penetrate industries. As it continues its advance, the implications for revenues, profits, and opportunities will be dramatic.As new markets emerge, profit pools shift, and digital technologies pervade more of everyday life, it’s easy to assume that the economy’s digitization is already far advanced. According to our latest r...
Analemma Tower Attached to an Asteroid to Get Around Building Restrictions
[Design]
2017/04/03 10:46
Manhattan is packed with towers, but the city still has height restrictions in various neighborhoods.As a way to get around these mandates, New York firm Clouds Architecture Office has proposed an outlandish skyscraper that would hang from cables attached to an asteroid. Since the tower wouldn't touch the ground, the designers say it would bypass maximum height restrictions. (Regardless, it's d...
The Most Beautiful looking VR Headset - The Mild VR Headset
[Design]
2017/04/03 10:46
Look at any VR device head-on and you’ll notice something. They look TERRIBLE. They don’t look like they’re designed for the human face. Flip that around, and you see a more ergonomic design around the eyepieces, but the front of the device remains horribly un-designed. Why is it that the Oculus, or the HTC Vive have such a strangely un-human design language?The Mild VR headset is designed t...
A New Robot That Paints High-Rise Buildings
[Tech]
2017/04/03 10:45
In Singapore, a University partnership has developed a robotic system that can paint and wash the exterior of high-rise buildings.Robotic technology is increasingly being developed to help people avoid dangerous situations. Good examples of innovations doing just that are these drone-mounted lights that follow users, lighting their journey in areas without street lamps.Similarly, is this equipm...
Monthly Trend Report - April. 2017 Edition
[Trendbird]
2017/04/03 09:05
MONTHLY TREND REPORT - April. 2017 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?) is a Global Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Ahead of The Curve." * 300여개 리딩 글로벌 기업의 C-Level 경영진 및 경영전략, 기술연구소, 신사업, 마케팅, 디자인 등 핵심...
Quarterly Trend Report - Q1. 2017 Edition
[Trendbird]
2017/03/28 11:10
TRENDBIRD Quarterly Report (SiliconValley VC Funding Report) - Q1. 2017 Edition Released !TRENDBIRD (What's the Next Big Thing ?). "Crowd-Sourced, Expert-Curated" is a Global Trend Research & Consulting Service that Instantly Delivers Industry Expert Information on Emerging Trends & Future Business Opportunities from Around the World, Ahead of The Curve. Thanks. The Trendbird Team------...
