an aerospace start-up in El Segundo, California, that by 2011 plans to be hauling astronauts to and from the International Space Station. And that's just his day job. Musk has two more wildly ambitious start-ups in play—the electric-car maker Tesla Motors and the solar panel installer SolarCity; in both cases, he serves as chairman and controlling shareholder. In fact, the South Alrican native has been building big, ambitious companies for more than a decade. He co-founded PayPal, the online payment
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to the basic principles of the electric generator, the electric motor and the transformer. The advent of the modern age is marked by the introduction of electricity to homes, businesses and industry, all of which were made possible by electrical engineers. Some of the most prominent pioneers in electrical engineering include Thomas Edison (electric light bulb), George Westinghouse (alternating current), Nikola Tesla (induction motor), Guglielmo Marconi (radio) and Philo T. Farnsworth (television)
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As the demand for mobile computing and all-electric cars increases, the limitations of current battery technology presents a roadblock. Invented in the 1790s by Italian physicist Alessandro Volta, the electric battery has been the workhorse of numerous gadgets, devices, and machines. As consumer devices have become smaller and their uninterrupted use before recharging more important, it has also become increasingly important for batteries to become both miniaturized and more energy efficient. This
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Week | Pre-class Preparation | Two-Hour Class (Tues. or Wed.) | Thursdays @AFM 211 | May 5 – 9 | * Watch video: “Business Model Canvas Explained,” available @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoAOzMTLP5s * Download and skim pages 14 – 41 of: Business Model Generation, “72-Page Preview,” Alexander Osterwalder & Yves Pigneur, 2010. Available @ http://www.businessmodelgeneration.com/downloads/businessmodelgeneration_preview.pdf | Operating and Investing Decisions: Business Model Canvas
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9 -7 1 6 -4 0 1 JUNE 25, 2015 DAVID B. YOFFIE ERIC BALDWIN Apple’s Future: Apple Watch, Apple TV, and/or Apple Car? Since the release of the iPod in 2001, Apple had been probably the most successful technology company in the world. It revolutionized three businesses in the next 10 years: music, smartphones, and tablets. When Steve Jobs died in 2011, it was up to his successor, Tim Cook, to revolutionize the next set of industries. In 2015, Cook appeared to have three potential targets:
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Lynch gave demonstrations of the remote-controlled vehicle in 37 of the 48 US states,” wrote Fabian Kröger in a sprawling report on the technical, legal, and social aspects of self-driving cars. “He manipulated the brakes, steering wheel and horn of the vehicle driving in front of him with the aid of a morse key. A spherical antenna received the code, although there are also reports of a wire between the vehicles” (Lafrance, 2016, p.
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Infrastructure………………………………………………………………………………7 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………...8 References…………………………………………………………………………………9 Executive Summary Toyota, Indus Motor Company is chosen to be analyzed in the report. As well as the value chain activities are influenced by the system of information, the report made is going to analyze how the car manufacturer Indus Motor Company derives value from the system of the information. The value chain process, instead of value chain activities is also investigated By using
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Light Bulb, Thomas Edison introduces the first practical (and therefore successful) incandescent light bulb and develops the necessary power lines and equipment to integrate it into a useable lighting system. 1880 Non-Farmer, The U.S. Census reports that for the first time more than half the American workforce is engaged in non-farming jobs. 1881 Taylor Studies,Frederick Winslow Taylor, 25, begins his time studies of labor efficiency at Midvale Steel Company.Cigarette Rolling, James Albert Bonsack
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Macro-Leadership and Micro-Leadership Leadership, Change & Responsibility – Assignment MSM MBA - Intake 17/ Group 3 Tuan DO Diah MINTARSIH Chau TRAN Truc-M. NGUYEN SUMMARY Macro-Leadership: Vision Macro-Leadership: Vision • Focuses on vision, long-term strategy and future planning. • Enables and encourages transformational change. • Is ready to take big risk in favor of the strategy & vision. • Innovative approach & willingness for disruptive change • Extrovert generalist
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