• Autonomous Drones: A Game Changer in Lightweight Delivery Services 

      Hossain, Mokter ( UC Berkeley Haas School of Business , 2022 , Other)
      Imagine, you placed an order online and received it in minutes. This is the future of drone delivery services. Customers can track the drone during its delivery trip via apps like Uber car. Some cities and even rural areas ...
    • Crowdfunding Conundrum: Western Ideas and their Chinese Copycats 

      Hossain, Mokter ( UC Berkeley Haas School of Business , 2021 , Other)
      In the third quarter of 2021, global crowdfunding investment reached $160 billion. Crowdfunding is a relatively recently emerged phenomenon to raise funding from individuals for nascent business ideas. It is considered as ...
    • Frugal Innovation to Tackle Covid-19 

      Hossain, Mokter ( UC Berkeley Haas School of Business , 2022 , Other)
      The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant disruption in our lives, work, and business. It hit most of us as customers stopped buying, buying less, or less supply. People started coming up with innovative solutions ...
    • A Promising Future of Balloons for Internet and Other Services 

      Hossain, Mokter ( UC Berkeley Haas School of Business , 2023 , Other)
      This year, balloons have been in the global spotlight. From January 28 to February 4, 2023, Chinese high-altitude balloon was spotted in the airspace of North America. The US and Canada claimed that these are for surveillance ...
    • Self-Driving Robots: A Revolution in the Local Delivery 

      Hossain, Mokter ( UC Berkeley Haas School of Business , 2022 , Other)
      Self-driving robots are revolutionizing foods, groceries, and package deliveries. They are a reality and becoming a part of urban life in many cities. Initially, people are curious about robots but after robots have been ...
    • Unveiling and Brightening the Dark Side of Crowdfunding 

      Hossain, Mokter; Creek, Steven A. ( UC Berkeley Haas School of Business , 21-0 , Article)
      Crowdfunding is a promising way for individuals and start-ups to raise funding from a large number of people, using an online platform to turn their dreams into reality. It is an alternative to conventional options such ...
    • Wearable Devices to Revolutionize Health Care 

      Hossain, Mokter ( UC Berkeley Haas School of Business , 2022 , Other)
      In the last decade, we witnessed a rapid growth of wearable devices—small electronic devices that are worn or carried on the human body. A study by the Facts and Factors found that the global Wearable device market size ...