Author: Tanya Raukko

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Mar 24, 2014

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Tackling an enormous mission of creating revolutionary design to develop and deliver affordable world-class products to the people who need them most, regardless of their economic means requires tremendous ambition, innovation, revolution, and determination. I met Krista Donaldson, CEO of D-Rev, at TEDWomen 2013 in San Francisco a few months ago, and her company’s story...

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Feb 17, 2014

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Imagine a sustainable green alternative solution to electricity dependent light sources, in which highways and driveways are illuminated with ornamental plant varieties. Bioglow is a company that caught my attention because of its revolutionary development of genetically engineered plants that produce and emit light. This St. Louis-based biotech firm has just launched the first commercially...

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Feb 03, 2014

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Grace Hawthorne is one of those unique people who is savvy about business, organization, and logic, as well as brilliant with creation, imagination and art. Amazingly, she has nurtured a career that embodies both worlds as an artist, (five-time) entrepreneur, author and educator. A co-founder of ReadyMade magazine, she was an early pioneer in the...

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Dec 16, 2013

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The company OrigAudio began as an eco-friendly, portable solution for listening to music while on the go. Inspired by a Chinese take-out-box, the “origami of audio” concept was launched in 2009, with “Fold n’ Play” speakers made out of recycled materials. Earning honors a mere three months from inception, such as “Top 50...

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Nov 25, 2013

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Stephen Greene has devoted his career to a multitude of social causes. In 2003, Stephen co-founded international pro-social media company, RockCorps, an organization that leverages the power of music to inspire young people across the world to give back to their communities through volunteering. People who donate four hours of time at a RockCorps organized...

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Oct 14, 2013

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When I heard John Tabis, founder of The Bouqs Company, share his story at the Anderson Entrepreneur event, I was amazed at how easy he’s making it seem to enter a mature and crowded market, to disrupt an entire model. John is extremely passionate about solving the problem of customer experience when ordering flowers, and...

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Sep 30, 2013

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I didn’t fully appreciate the intricate artistic and technical components of molecular gastronomy until our company took an afternoon excursion in ‘11 to see “El Bulli – Cooking in Progress,” a documentary about the famous Spanish restaurant and its visionary chef, Ferran Adrià. This deconstructivist modern style of cooking involves embracing sensory and food...

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Sep 16, 2013

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One of our Imprint incubees spoke alongside Ayah Bdeir, founder and CEO of littleBits, at the Maker Panel at the New York Women Entrepreneur Festival last year.  I personally fell in love with the littleBits story, adore the product line and brand intention, and wanted to feature Ayah's perspectives as a flourishing entrepreneur. littleBits is an open...

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Aug 19, 2013

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I first heard about the emerging field of Biomimicry a few years ago, and I’ve been fascinated ever since about how this research and design methodology drives technology and systems innovation, inspired by nature to solve complex human problems. For example, emulating dolphins’ unique frequency modulating acoustics for high performance underwater data transmission in...

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Aug 05, 2013

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Innovation is an area that we strive to highlight through our Imprint Culture Lab content. There are a number of food concepts that capture my attention, but Ento is one idea that is bold and intriguing. In this interview with Aran Dasan, he describes how his team developed the Ento business idea and how they...