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Category Archives: Technology
Tidbits from Webinars this Month
Over the past few weeks, I have attended many webinars through various organizations – Duke University, IEEE, Indiana University, and others. All had various tidbits of knowledge that I thought I would share with you here. IEEE Xplore – I … Continue reading
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“How to Start a Drone Business” Workshop
A few weeks ago, I attended the “How to Start a Drone Business” workshop presented by Probyn Thompson from Air Probe UAV and hosted by the North Carolina Small Business Center Network and Pitt Community College. The workshop discussed the … Continue reading
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Accommodating Subjective Preference in Engineering Design
On February 25, 2016, the Eastern North Carolina chapter of PENC (Professional Engineers of North Carolina) held a joint event with engineering students at ECU (East Carolina University). Brian Sylcott (Assistant Professor at ECU) spoke on “Accommodating Subjective Preference in … Continue reading
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ENC Entrepreneurship Summit 2014
Though I arrived late and had to leave a few minutes early, I thoroughly enjoyed the Eastern North Carolina Entrepreneurship Summit last Monday. I arrived just in time for the Top 3 business plan presentations. Johnny Grimes with Broadside Software, … Continue reading
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Economic Development of Biotechnology in Eastern North Carolina
On May 15, 2014, the Triangle/Eastern chapter of the British-American Business Council of North Carolina (BABCNC) hosted a Healthcare/Biomedical Forum at the East Carolina Heart Institute in Greenville, NC. Co-sponsors included NC East Alliance, NC Biotechnology Center (Eastern Office), East … Continue reading
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Stanford’s Free Online Classes = Great Marketing
I was skeptical when I heard that Stanford would be offering its courses online for free. Why would a prestigious university like Stanford give away its product? Well, I recently audited its Technology Entrepreneurship I course with Professor Chuck Eesley … Continue reading
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Rediscovering My Technical Roots
After obtaining my engineering degree, I worked as a field engineer for a company that made cardiac monitoring systems. Soon I was working on a marketing plan for the same company and moved into future roles in business rather than … Continue reading
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My Time at World Maker Faire 2012
World Maker Faire was held last weekend, and I was beyond excited to attend – although I almost didn’t make it. The subway system had a series of malfunctions that aligned in such a way that I almost gave up … Continue reading
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Why Manufacture in Costa Rica?
Last week, the Medical Devices Group on LinkedIn held an interesting webinar entitled “Why Manufacture in Costa Rica?” Speakers included George Blank (Chairman of the Board for Vention Medical) and Pilar Madrigal (Director of International Affairs for the Costa Rican … Continue reading
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Brain Connectivity through Functional MRI
Last night, IEEE’s Computational Intelligence Society hosted a talk by Dr. Bharat Biswal about his latest imaging research on brain connectivity. He first explained the difference between a traditional MRI image and a functional MRI (fMRI) image and compared them … Continue reading
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