Skills
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Engineering terminology
“AN EXTENSIVE REPORT IS BEING PREPARED ON A FRESH APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM”
We just hired three kids fresh out of college.
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It’s about failing
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Read More"I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do." Leonardo da Vinci
The business of Summer
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Everyone must have something they enjoy doing during the summer...
Read MoreBoosting Confidence
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As we trek through the process of new product development things rarely go the way we expect, we try to fail fast, learn and then take action.
Read MoreR&D Partners: The Start of a Beautiful Friendship
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KC Armstrong
TASTE TEST: Pieter deJonge of Cambridge Fine Foods (left) discusses a breakfast tart with one of his customers, Byron Ainsworth, president of Your Grocery Depot.
If you want your customers to see you as a partner, rather than a mere vendor, "let's build this together" is a superior proposition to "buy this from me." And who doesn't want to be viewed as a partner? So it's not surprising that joint research and development projects between customers and suppliers are on the rise. In its simplest form, joint R&D means that customers provide ideas and feedback while a product is being developed. They may also share costs and co-own the resulting intellectual property.