Popping the market disruption bubble
Katie Wieser, Executive Editor
January 16, 2015
For something that’s meant to inspire exciting ideas and unforeseen productivity, the concept of disruptive innovation seems to have gotten a bit stodgy. For those of you who haven’t taken an entrepreneurship class in the past few years, disruptive innovation is all about making products and organizations...
Wearable computing, Internet of Things and more on display at Consumer Electronics
Joseph Satterfield, Web Editor
January 16, 2015
Each year, manufacturers and sellers of every type of electronic device gather in Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show, a four-day exposition to showcase their products. The vendors pull out their latest innovations in an attempt to wow consumers and the media. This year was no exception, with...
A Local Company With a Global Reach
Joseph Satterfield, Web Editor
January 8, 2015
Event38, founded by Case Western Reserve University alumnus Jeff Taylor, was at International CES this week to display the company's drones. The company, created three years ago, is headquartered in Akron and has customers in 49 countries around the world. Although the company did not have a live de...
CES Hub
January 2, 2015
The Observer, in coordination with Ignite TV, will be covering the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas from January 6 to January 9. This annual event draws in businesses and entrepreneurs from 140 countries to exhibit their products at the show or to take part in conference sessions...
CWRU alumni create healthcare tracking platform; will showcase at Consumer Electronics Show
Katie Wieser, Executive Editor
December 30, 2014
A business usually begins with the idea. The perfect product or service to fill a market need. But sometimes, like in the case of SpiroSano, the business began with a great partnership. Jacob Glenn and Radu Iancu worked together and found that they made a great team. Glenn had a strong business sense, ...
Event38 continues path of problem solving through drone technology
Kathleen Wieser, Executive Editor
December 26, 2014
Jeff Taylor’s path to entrepreneurship had an organic beginning. Using his own money and materials, Taylor was building drones from his home in San Diego and selling them online. While working at 3D Robotics, a corporation known for advanced unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology, he realized that...
