A collection of events presented by the MIT/Stanford Venture Lab
Wikipedia does it. So does Yelp, Amazon and Digg. Millions of customers have eagerly helped to build up reviews, ratings and other content for the most popular sites on the web. CEOs, founders and VCs talk up the growing number of opportunities in crowdsourcing and answer questions such as: How can you get your customers to work for you? What rewards do they need? How do you deal with the issue of accuracy and reliability of the information? What are the trials and tribulations of crowdsourcing? Who's making money and what are the business models?
Published at: Wednesday, May 21 - 02:53 PM
Duration: 84:22
With the advent of the Human Genome Project came the birth of a new term and lifestyle: personalized medicine, which promises to provide better care by analyzing the genetic basis of a disease and tailoring the treatment to the individual. As the science of genomics continues to improve, the implications could rock the medical world -- and the ethical one. But when does personal become too personal?
Published at: Monday, Apr 21 - 10:43 AM
Duration: 82:25
New Frontiers of Digital Revenue Generation. A panel discussion featuring VUDU, VUZE, Microsoft and more.
Published at: Tuesday, Mar 18 - 07:00 PM
Duration: 84:55
Jeremiah Owyang moderates an interesting panel on social network monetization. Since Facebook launched an open API last summer, it has benefited by seeing a tsunami of more than 15,000 applications created to run on its platform. In November, Google followed suit by introducing its OpenSocial API, which offers participating developers a way to create an application that can run across multiple social networking platforms. Both are compelling approaches, and developers are currently at a crossroads as they decide which of these two approaches to choose and to commit resources for their company's long-term direction and strategy.
Published at: Tuesday, Feb 19 - 03:00 AM
Duration: 92:19
A panel discussion moderated by John Rockwell. There are endless news stories about the growth of the cleantech industry. We hear about large enterprises such as Google and Walgreens implementing cleantech. But what are the trends in the consumer market? More and more venture capitalists are now backing greentrepreneurs who aim to invent green-consumer products that the mass market consumer will actually pay for. The press talks about the new green car in the driveway, the solar panel on the roof or the energy efficient light bulbs throughout the house. What will come next? This panel focuses on green-consumer products that have the potential to trigger a tipping point for mass market adoption.
Published at: Tuesday, Jan 22 - 07:00 PM
Duration: 103:13
