Thomas F. Huang

I think most of the advice in common knowledge because its expected that when you present you should be engaging and that the product should solve a problem. I think tip number 3, “the presenters should be passionate about their product during their pitch” and tip number 4, “if the product does not solve a problem, investors will likely not care about it are tips that will help our presentations because its important to be passionate and enjoy the product/app you are creating. If you believe in your product and you know it will solve a problem, the investors will be more likely to invest in your product.

I think it’s a good list, though the 4th point is a bit odd. If you strive to be “viral,” you may lose sight of creating quality content because you’re focusing so much on being popular. I think that something else that isn’t really mentioned is outreach/back-links and general SEO things. In the online space especially, connecting with experts who can push your content or provide content for you is essential to being successful.

I believe that informal and formal reviews are the best way for employees to grow and add value in an organization. Informal feedback sessions can help keep employees on task, as well as keeping them motivated to continue different projects in the short run. This can also help keep employees excited about the work that they are doing. More formal feedback sessions should be kept for career mobility, compensation discussions, and larger, longer term projects. These are different motivation factors that need to be addressed, and are more appropriate in a formal, documented session.

I think once autonomous car adoption reaches a critical mass, autonomous cars will be required to drive on the road. However, like the article you posted said, it will take about 20 years before autonomous cars enter the mainstream. Therefore, that leaves a lot of time for the general public to fully realize the benefits of autonomous cars. Once people see the time and money that could be saved as well as the increased safety, the public will be looking toward autonomous cars and so a government mandate won’t face too much backlash. I also don’t believe the government would need a cash for clunkers program or 0% interest loans because in 20 years the technology will get cheaper and auto manufacturers will be able to make more affordable models of autonomous cars.

I also saw many regulations while doing my research, and also read about the fact that one day people will no longer be able to drive themselves around. My first thought was that it would be impossible to accomplish that goal. But after thinking it over, I realized that these laws are almost 10-20 years away. If autonomous cars begin to sell in 5 years, in another 20 years they will be the only cars available. In 20 years, it will be mostly autonomous cars on the market, even used ones. An example would be Blackberry, that was at one point the world’s most popular phone. Today how many people in our class alone have a blackberry? None.

Ford has also said they want to make their autonomous car affordable for their customers. One article I read, a Ford representative said what’s the point in making this amazing technology if not everyone can use it.

I think that were the government to adopt an “autonomous cars only” policy, it would have to prepare the public for the policy over an extended period of time. First, legislation would be introduced that would force automakers to gradually decrease the proportion of new non-autonomous vehicles they manufacture, and the government would announce the impending “autonomous cars only” policy’s date of effectiveness several years in advance. Next, the government would most likely offer the equivalent of a Cash-for-Clunkers incentive (as you mentioned) to encourage consumers to upgrade to autonomous vehicles. Lastly, it would begin enforcing the “autonomous cars only” policy, meaning that drivers of traditional vehicles (police officers and other emergency services personnel, perhaps?) would have to hold special licenses.

I think the most interesting part about this is how the insurance companies will regulate it. I also do not think the government will absolutely ban regular cars because as we said for stick shift, driving could become a hobby. How the insurance companies will deal with accidents caused by self driving cars will be pretty interesting to analyze in the long run.

I agree with Gartner’s assertion that on-premises ERPs will be considered legacy systems because new technology is constantly developing at an extremely rapid rate. Companies constantly have to customize their on-premises ERP systems, which tends to be very expensive and inconvenient. Technology experts will definitely come up with a better solution due to the need being in demand. I also agree with Gartner because it is a reliable source that utilizes highly trusted researchers as we learned in MIS2501.