Posts by erneynx24
Austin Russell and Luminar Technologies
Autonomous vehicles will most definitely have a space in our society in the rear future. I didn’t quite believe how close we were until I went home for thanksgiving break this mid-November. When my parents came to pick me up, they were in a rental Volkswagen, and I realized just how much autonomy modern cars…
Read MoreArthur Erickson: Hylio Agricultural Drones
Arthur Erickson is the CEO and Cofounder of Hylio, a Texas-based drone manufacturer that helps farmers apply pesticides to their crops without having to use tractors or get too close to the harsh chemicals. Starting his company in his junior year of college in 2015, Arthur had quickly realized that he had a passion for…
Read MoreChase Gallagher and CMG Landscaping
Chase Gallagher is not unlike many of us. At a very young age of 13, he decided he wanted to make some money. What did he go and do? What many of us did when we were younger; He went and mowed lawns. During his time doing yardwork for tips from neighbors, Chase realized that…
Read MoreMahimana Bhatt and The Waymo for Excavators
The construction jobsite is one of the most dangerous places a person could be. There are millions of things that could go wrong, even if everyone is doing everything exactly to code. The biggest risk that Mahimana Bhatt saw here was the danger of operating construction equipment within the jobsite. These large machines are a…
Read MoreKevin O’Reilly and the Fulu Foundation
Kevin O’Reilly is the cofounder of the Fulu Foundation. Him and his partner Louis Rossmann have made it their mission to help consumers win the fight to be able to repair their own devices in their own ways. Everyone has a smartphone, and maybe a laptop or a tablet. What happens when you drop it…
Read MoreAlexander Isaacson and Xeal Energy
Alexander Isaacson is the cofounder of Xeal Energy. Starting his company with his friend Nikhil Bharadwaj, Alexander was focused on making EVs more viable in the United States. Having only started his company in 2019, right after graduating from Penn State University’s School of business, Isaacson chose to focus on the ever-growing, and problematic, EV…
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