Smart City of Dreams
Silver Spring Networks has taken the lead on working with cities worldwide to implement “smart” technology and make urban living more sustainable.
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Progressive: The digitization drag race in car insurance
Digitization is shrinking risk pools and upending the traditional insurance model
GE’s Big Bet on the Industrial Internet
GE is spending a fortune creating the industrial internet. One application of their industrial internet could replace my former job at an oil refinery. Will their big bet pay off and replace my former job?
How to Save the U.S. Postal Service
Digitalization may end up saving the USPS from extinction
Sephora: Who wants a virtual makeover?
Sephora’s new tech initiatives are revolutionizing the beauty industry by virtually transforming users’ personalized shopping experiences.
Why Venmo would not succeed in Poland, i.e. “My banks are better than yours”
August 14th 2016 was my first day ever in the US. Together with my wife, we decided to fly in two weeks before classes at HBS were supposed to start to get to know Boston, settle in and, most annoyingly, sort out necessities, such as mobile phone numbers and… bank accounts. The latter resulted in particularly many problems, which prompted me to write this piece.
Caterpillar and the Internet of Big Things
In order to cement its position as an industry leader, Caterpillar must metamorphose into a digitally-minded, analytics powerhouse.
Otto Set to Disrupt the Freight Industry
Otto's self-driving technology will disrupt the $1.4 trillion freight industry
John Deere: the future of farming
John Deere has flipped the concept of being a farm equipment company on its head. Increasingly, its hardware is taking on the role of delivering intelligence and advanced analytics to farmers
How to Rent Your Neighbor’s Tesla with Getaround
Getaround is the self-proclaimed “Airbnb of cars”. Development of smartphones and location-based technology has driven development of the sharing economy. New peer-to-peer car rental services threaten a market dominated by the big three (Avis, Enterprise, and Hertz) and threaten car manufacturers in the longer term[1].