{"id":6171,"date":"2012-11-02T09:32:44","date_gmt":"2012-11-02T08:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/?p=6171"},"modified":"2019-05-03T14:33:04","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T12:33:04","slug":"%ef%bb%bf5-start-ups-from-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/2012\/11\/%ef%bb%bf5-start-ups-from-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"\ufeff5 Futuristic Start-Ups conceived in the 1900s"},"content":{"rendered":"

The imaginations of one artist c. 1900 prophecy the millennial lifestyle<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

1. \u00a0mySpark Technologies<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

\"mySparkFrom the small class size and male-only student body you can tell the illustrator is clearly from the 1900s. By use of mechanical energy to initiate the electrical signals, the machine feeds knowledge and information via electrical wires despite the clear nuisance of electric shock and headaches from having to wear a helmet. This illustration predicts an internet age where information is accessed rapidly, freely, and digitally. While books aren\u2019t thrown into a machine and digested, the manual process of copying books, films, and other sources of media makes up the core of popular educational\/scholar websites like Wikipedia, JStor, and LexisNexis. A recent post on the Stanford Graduate School of Business<\/a>\u00a0Facebook page rallies teachers to face technology squarely in the eye and embrace the innovative ways of teaching and learning. Has tomorrow become today for educators<\/a>? Yes, says the Huffington Post<\/a> of the Canadian start-up, mySpark Technologies<\/a>. Engineers in the start-up promote tablet use in the classroom using Android apps.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Grouper<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

\"GrouperThe cultural paradox depicted in this drawing just shows how our time spent in front of glowing screen has more to do with convenience than achieving a sense of intimacy in relationships. In 100 years mankind would invest more and more time apart and gain a renewed sense of entitlement in terms of personal time management. Family, friends, and courting potential partners are nearly secondary to the increasingly demanding and hot careers in our current jobs market. Hence, the creation of dating websites, over-paid matchmakers, and exhaustive memoirs on finding love in a digital age. Arguably, dating websites might have more to do with sexual encounters but that\u2019s a topic for another day. Grouper’s<\/a> CEO and founder used his own dating website to find his girlfriend<\/a>. The dating service involves a wing-man approach and a lot of chutzpah.<\/p>\n

3. Broad Group<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

\"BroadBuild a skyscraper in 90 days<\/a>? Too easy! Waiting a century to finally do it? Less so. Urban planners face headaches when it comes to prolonged construction projects that prove disastrous for environmental reasons, and municipal officials willingly forgo high-cost designs for fear of draining public funds. This calls for an\u00a0art-school dropout<\/a> turned technology entrepreneur to construct a building in the fewest amount of days possible. Maybe Zhang Yue’s philosophy challenges ancient Egypt\u2019s architects responsible for the 7th wonder of the world that required slave labor, excruciatingly heavy materials, and years not days of construction. The company launched in 1988 with only $3,000 of seed investments.
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