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Thinking long: Prasad Akella on Drishti’s new CEO, Gary Jackson

July 20, 2021 4 Mins Read

(Originally posted on Jul 20, 2021 on the Drishti blog) You may have seen Drishti’s…

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Drishti’s manufacturing leadership — and influence — recognized

March 16, 2021 3 Mins Read

(Originally posted on Mar 16, 2021 on the Drishti blog) Earlier this week, the National…

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Part 3: The growing imperative for practical AI

February 2, 2021 4 Mins Read

(Originally posted on Feb 2, 2021 on the Drishti blog) In the last of my…

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Part 2: Changes to manufacturing in the U.S.

January 22, 2021 4 Mins Read

(Originally posted on Jan 22, 2021 on the Drishti blog) I recently reflected on what 2020…

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(Product) Teardowns — a necessary and critical tool in every product manager’s/marketer’s arsenal

August 16, 2011 2 Mins Read

Teardowns are the bread and butter of the consumer electronics and automotive industries. (An example…

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Monetizing Mobile Enterprise Apps — What’s in it for the players?

August 10, 2011 4 Mins Read

Mobility and mobile apps for the enterprise space have been on my mind and on…

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America re-discovers Intelligent Assist Devices and cobots! (Or, Obama professes a love for robots!)

July 22, 2011 2 Mins Read

About two decades ago, General Motors dangled an intriguing problem in front of me —…

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Questions SMBs should ask when going mobile

June 29, 2011 4 Mins Read

Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal (July 28, 2011; page B5) had an article by Joe Mullich…

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  • Dr. Prasad Akella is a serial entrepreneur who has created and commercialized deep tech products that empower humans — in three very different areas: robotics, business social networks, computer vision/AI.
    He is a Fellow of the ASME and the SME and a Stanford PhD, Michigan MBA, and IIT BS.

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