mHealth is growing up
There’s something rather resilient about the English language – it does a pretty good job of shrugging off silliness. I’ve noticed a decline in geek-inflicted bastardizations, such as adding 2.0 to anything (yes, guilty as charged) and removing vowels from company names. In today’s post-crash world Twittr and Facebk would seem too flimsy. So too, [...]
TedMed 2010 Report
A sugar glider, “the world’s most dangerous animal” (because of it’s likelihood to be imported and so transmit rare diseases) according to ecologist and TedMed speaker Peter Daszak. TEDMED is a spinout from TED – events that gather a diverse set of luminaries to discuss ‘technology, entertainment and design’. TEDMED applies the same principles – [...]
Telemedicine could save the US $4bn annually
It must be true because it says so in a press release. This one in fact, from the folks at United Healthcare. Who knows, but still a nice data point: The University of Texas Medical Branch estimates that widespread implementation of telemedicine, for example, could save the U.S. health system more than $4 billion annually, and improve [...]
- Thiel on distribution. This is particularly vital in the senior market http://t.co/FgNaIFg0
- I wonder if this new gesture technology will be as big as #nintendo #wii in senior homes? http://t.co/MtTA7xfK
- I checked in at La Boulangerie Patisserie (1909 Union St) on #Yelp http://t.co/aYpnnc2d
- key to change is finding passion. but i wonder how david sobel actually got his fisherman to use his passion to deliver change? #mh2012
- "A good predictor of longevity is not just whether you're getting social support, but whether you're GIVING support" #mh2012
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- Conrad on NYC startup watch: AdStruc, Vyou & Dotgo
Some stuff I read
- Aging in Place Thoughtful commentary about growing impact of longevity disruption
- Conrad Egusa Practical advice for getting startups off the ground
- Mobihealth News Brian Dolan’s excellent comprehensive guide to mobile healthcare news
- Quantified Self Extracing and making sense of data about ourselves
- Tim Ferris Life hacking guru, provider of the most value out of any book I’ve read, and a genuinely good guy.
- Venture Hacks Useful how tos for startups
Some stuff about me
- 2007/03 – Corporate Wikis Go Viral (Business Week) Two European companies show how the collaborative practice spreads from early adopters of wikis at work to become mainstream business tools
- 2007/03 – Recommended Reading (Wall Street Journal) Mr. Johnston is one of the brightest minds in the business of connecting people. His insights spring from working on Nokia strategy from London. The site focuses largely on the direction of the new economy and lets readers profit from the insights of some
- 2008/04 – Mobility and location (The Economist) – reg reqd MICHAEL HALBHERR was driving from Berlin to Budapest the other day when he passed what looked like an empty field. The fact that his mobile phone stayed quiet annoyed him. Here he was, speeding by the site of Napoleon’s great victory at Austerlitz, and no
- 2008/11 – Innovation in America: A Gathering Storm (The Economist) Confronted by Asia’s technological rise and the financial crisis, corporate America is losing its self-confidence. It should not
- 2009/06 – MBA Tales: Searching for Work in a Recession (Business Week) For the Class of 2009, landing a job may seem next to impossible, but for the Class of 2002, flexibility and persistence paid big dividends
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