Start ups are always trying to be innovative, but the resource and expertise trade off can be difficult. Check out Flashpoint Development’s Managing Partner Tucker Marion’s recent speaking slides during his trip to England. The talk shows how you can utilize agile, rapid prototyping and other new tools to outsource innovation and accomplish your start-up [...]
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Managing Partner Tucker Marion will be presenting his new research on start-up innovation outsourcing at the Research and Development Management Conference in Manchester, England between June 30 and July 2. For more information on the conference please visit: http://www.rndmanagement.info/. The research paper, “Outsourcing Innovation: A Guide for Start-ups”, focuses on lessons and best practices for [...] Tucker Marion Presents Case Studies in Santa Cruz, California Late in 2009, Tucker Marion along with other authors from Northeastern University presented three case studies at the 2009 North American Case Research Association annual meeting. http://nacra.net/meeting2009/ The three case studies are designed to drive research and curriculum development in the area of technology venture development. The idea [...] Left to Right: Frank Salcie, Dean Paul Zavracky, Tucker Marion and Jessica Chin A world of text messaging, text alerts and high tech employees on Blackberries and iPhones running around Boston, MA in pursuit of “Quest for Innovation”. This high-tech scavenger hunt focused on Boston’s history and leadership as a city of innovation and entrepreneurship. [...] At Flashpoint Development we have been using Twitter to share opportunities, technology findings and other items of interest. A few highlights include: Nice list of disruptive technologies: http://bit.ly/yay95 I am looking forward to IANE meeting next week… Daniela Stark is the inventor and developer of the Kidknows Outdoor Thermometer, which empowers kids to choose the right outdoor clothing even if they are not old enough to recognize numbers. Daniela was an award winning industrial designer for Product Genesis and Arthur D. Little, Inc. She [...] Link to conference website http://iced09.stanford.edu/
Jamey Bennet came to IANE a few months ago and spoke about his products, the Light Wedge and Bigger and Brighter. He makes among other things great book lights. I mentioned to my girlfriend after the talk that I would love one of his products, the Spike Light. Somehow Santa overheard that [...] This past week Flashpoint Development had the privilege to witness industrial designers inventions as a panelist reviewing student projects at MassArt’s School of Industrial Design. We were joined by Staple’s head of design and the department chair of Industrial Design at Mass Art. This Staples co-sponsored event focused on the “worker of the future”. The [...] I am happy to announce that I have volunteered to become the recording secretary at the Inventors Association of New England. Sure it isn’t the fanciest title, but I think it will help the group, the newsletter and ease the burden on some of the existing contributors. This may be somewhat of a [...] |
 
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