When you think of infrastructure, you probably think of roads and bridges. Maybe if you’re familiar with Harbor, you think of connectivity or even the supply chain. What might not be top of mind is the cold chain – a critical delivery and stora

The Net Zero Digital Transformation Revolution

Sep 21st, 2022 6s

Many governments, companies and industries have made pledges to reach net zero, of carbon neutrality, in the coming years. A seismic shift must occur for industries to actually reach these net zero goals – it will take technological innovation,

The Innovation Curve and the Hype Cycle

Jun 7th, 2022 48m 52s

Here is a modern-day take on the classic fable, "The Tortoise and the Hare." An R&D company challenged an early-stage company to a race: who could get acquired for more than a billion dollars first? The R&D company went through a long, iterativ

Growth Lessons from a Venture Capitalist

May 12th, 2022 39m 33s

What can OEMs, telcos and large enterprises learn from the world of startups?We sit down with Jennifer Vancini, general partner at Mighty Capital, to discuss the importance of a product-first strategy, the challenges of digital transformation,

Predicting the Next Big Thing(s)

Nov 17th, 2021 1h

How do you predict the next big thing, the next unicorn, the next transformational technology?We sit down with Lee Feldman to discuss the importance of true digital transformation and how that applies to Microsoft, the economies and business m

Rethinking Approaches to New Growth Ventures

Sep 7th, 2021 45m 42s

"Business as usual" is no longer enough to successfully grow and innovate. OEMs now need to approach venture growth with a creative combination of "build, buy and partner," while making efforts to not stifle innovation by holding acquisitions,

The Wild World of Biomimicry: When Tech Mimics Nature

Aug 3rd, 2021 1h 2m

Nature has been solving problems with functions and mechanics and chemistry for at least 3.8 billion years. That’s a great deal of research and testing and trial and error in the evolutionary process to realize something as elegant as a bird in

Beyond the Billionaires: The Race to Space is About Connectivity

Jul 6th, 2021 42m 53s

If you've watched the news recently you might think the real story is about which billionaire will take the first ride in space, or beat his competitors to Mars. Sadly, the media's focus on the billionaire space race overshadows the truly impo

COVID Testing at the Speed of Light: AI Diagnostic Tools are Changing Everything and RAIsonance is Leading the Way

Jun 8th, 2021 1h

It sounds like science fiction: Cough into your cell phone to get tested for COVID-19 instead of going in for a nasal-swab PCR test. But artificial intelligence / machine learning (AI / ML) researchers have been laying the groundwork for this f

Beyond the Data Economy and Other Nerdy, Important Stuff

May 24th, 2021 44m 22s

Harbor Research has partnered with the Natural Curiosity Project to bring you a special episode of Future Perfect Tech. Dr. Steven Shepard moderates a far-ranging conversation between Doug Standley, CEO and co-Founder of niolabs, and Glen All

Risky Business: Playing to Win at IIoT - a Conversation with relayr

Apr 30th, 2021 38m 30s

On this episode of Future Perfect Tech, we're talking about the business models that can drive success for Industrial Internet of Things projects with Guneet Bedi, Senior VP and General Manager for the Americas at relayr. How can you minimize

Into the Deep: Dealing with Distributed Data - a Conversation with SkyFoundry

Apr 6th, 2021 56m 8s

On this episode of Future Perfect Tech, we're diving into the topic of data with SkyFoundry partner and co-founder John Petze. What is distributed data? When should you use edge vs cloud or a distributed model? How can you make sure your data

The Big Chill: The Case for Cold Chain and Monitoring 2.0 - a Conversation with KLATU Networks

Feb 26th, 2021 44m 20s

A CONVERSATION WITH KLATU NETWORKS FOUNDER AND CEO, RICK KRISS, AND KLATU COO, CHRIS WILKESWe're talking to Rick and Chris about an issue that has been on everyone’s minds recently with the distribution of COVID vaccines: cold chain storage an

Edge Tech, Part 2: The Winners, Losers and Drivers of Edge Tech - a Conversation with niolabs

1 Feb 5th, 2021 26m 13s

We're continuing our conversation on Edge tech and the business models that will drive success. Will COVID and climate change be the regulatory push to accelerate the adoption of Edge technologies? Who will the winners in Edge be?Join us as w

Edge Tech, Part 1: On the Edge of the Next Killer App- a Conversation with niolabs

1 Feb 2nd, 2021 18m 40s

We're talking all about Edge tech. What is it? Why should we care? And what will the "killer app" in Edge be? Join us as we sit down with Doug Standley, founder and CEO of niolabs, and Glen Allmendinger, founder and president of Harbor Researc

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Future Perfect Tech: a Podcast Series by Harbor Research

Jan 31st, 2021 1m

A brief intro to Future Perfect Tech, a new podcast and webinar series by Harbor Research. Future Perfect Tech features discussions with the leading experts in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things on the innovations in markets, technologies

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