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Another Kurzweil Kontroversy?

Posted on January 28, 2013 by dennis

It’s no secret that I am delighted to have Ray Kurzweil speak at this year’s Georgia Technology Summit. Having dinner with him before the second TAG Summit was one of my biggest Summit highlights.  Kurzweil is considered a technology giant …

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TAG Summit Lineup Features True Innovators

Posted on January 21, 2013 by dennis

In last week’s posting I discussed the theme of the Technology Association of Georgia’s upcoming Georgia Technology Summit. “Global Commerce Revolution: Innovation in Every Interaction.”  TAG has announced that the speakers will be Robert “Bob” Metcalfe, Matt Quinlan and Ray …

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Follow-Up to What I learned in 2012…This and That

Posted on January 15, 2013 by dennis

Economic Growth. Last week I asked how we can reconcile the belief that technology innovations have a beneficial impact on economic growth with today’s sluggish economic growth? Economics Professor Russell Roberts explains two benefits from innovation.  First, innovation drives down …

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FinTech in Georgia

Posted on November 19, 2012 by dennis

In previous postings I discussed four significant technology trends identified by Erik Peterson: Big Data and Supercomputing, Nanotechnology, Robotics and the Results of the Human Genome Project.  I also analyzed innovations coming from these four trends using a framework provided …

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Four Technology Trends: The Impact of the Human Genome Project

Posted on October 29, 2012 by dennis

The last of the four technology trends identified by Erik Peterson of A.T. Kearney is impact of the Human Genome Project (HGP). The HGP was a thirteen-year project, coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of …

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Catching Up with Merlin Mobility

Posted on May 1, 2012 by dennis

Recently I caught up with Margaret Martin, the President and CEO of Merlin Mobility. Margaret was basking in the glow of Merlin’s recent victory in Harvard Business School’s New Venture Competition for the Southeast. You may have seen Merlin making …

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“…Lest Ye Be Judged” Part II: Lessons Learned from the TAG Business Launch Competition

Posted on April 17, 2012 by dennis

Faithful readers may recall that our software technology company, Dynamic DesignWare, Inc. applied to the TAG Business Launch competition. I was cautiously optimistic: We have a great technology platform, rights to intellectual property, a sound business model, an experienced team …

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Passage of the JOBS Act

Posted on April 3, 2012 by dennis

On Thursday, President Obama is expected to sign the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, which is designed to make crowdfunding a legal option. Both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives resoundingly approved the JOBS Act, which had …

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Filing Your Utility Patent

Posted on March 5, 2012 by dennis

Dynamic Bundles, LLC filed its utility patent application over the weekend. We finished the application in the nick of time.  Here are my thoughts and impressions from the perspective of the inventor, not as a lawyer.  My advice to anyone …

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