All articles by Stephen Ellison - Page 2

Article Why Tools Giant Stanley Formed a Joint Venture to Tackle IoT
December 28, 2015 | By Stephen Ellison
Two execs at Stanley Black and Decker and View Technologies explain a long-term bet on the growth of big data and IoT, and a proposition designed to work in the near-term.
Article Inside Home Depot’s Lab at Georgia Tech
April 13, 2015 | By Stephen Ellison
Home Depot opened a site to connect with Georgia Tech students and explore technologies that could impact how people shop and associates work.
Article Disney SVP on How Its Accelerator Program Led to New Partnerships
June 29, 2015 | By Stephen Ellison
SVP of Innovation Michael Abrams discusses the upside of launching an accelerator program for media and entertainment startups, including partnerships that it has sparked so far.
Article How Retail Giant Walmart Remade Its Network of E-Commerce Labs
September 8, 2015 | By Stephen Ellison
Walmart, the world's biggest company by revenue, restructured its tech development team in Silicon Valley in 2011. We talk to @WalmartLabs chief Jeremy King.
Article General Mills EVP on Becoming ‘Best Big Small Company’
July 20, 2015 | By Stephen Ellison
Peter Erickson of General Mills, is focused on a very clear goal: to help the company, with 43,000 emloyees and brands become “the best big small food company in the world.”
Article How Elon Musk Builds Organizations That Can Achieve Anything
October 13, 2015 | By Stephen Ellison
We talk to Ashlee Vance, author of a book about Musk, about how the founder of SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity hires people, battles bureaucracy, and dispatches problems fast.