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Elon Musk: On Critics, Steve Jobs & Innovation (Transcript)

Elon Musk: On Critics, Steve Jobs & Innovation (Transcript)

Last month, I interviewed Tesla Motors and SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley and asked him what he’s learned from Steve Jobs and whether, in his view, innovation is plateauing. We also discussed how [...]

Intel Global Challenge: NextDrop Wins Social Innovation Award

Intel Global Challenge: NextDrop Wins Social Innovation Award

By Alison van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues Innovation and Silicon Valley go together like bits and bites. Another month another innovation competition. But Intel’s Global Challenge caught our attention for the breadth and quality of its innovators from [...]

Google’s Green Dream

Google’s Green Dream

By Alison van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues Google’s infamous Don’t Be Evil mantra has inspired some remarkable projects, including the newly launched Google Ideas, but it’s Google’s Green Dream that caught my attention this week.   On [...]

Martin Giles: The Economist on Green Innovation

Martin Giles: The Economist on Green Innovation

By Alison van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues The Economist newspaper has a reputation for world-class reporting, with a sardonic British twist. Is the publication bullish about green innovation? I sat down with Martin Giles, the Economist’s US Technology [...]

Morton Grosser: The Secret of Silicon Valley’s Success

By Alison van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues There are countless Silicon Valley wannabes all over the world, from Silicon Wadi in Israel to Silicon Glen in Scotland, but none rival Silicon Valley’s track record. Why is Silicon [...]

Joseph Adelegan: Cows to Kilowatts Tech Award Winner

By Alison van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues The catchy title “Cows to Kilowatts” certainly won the attention of the crowds at the 2009 Tech Awards Gala in Silicon Valley, but the project won accolades for more [...]

Judy Estrin: Closing the green innovation gap

By Alison van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues   Judy Estrin is an influential tech entrepreneur, CEO of JLabs, and author of Closing the Innovation Gap. I caught up with her at SD Forum’s 12th annual Visionary Awards in [...]

Mayor Chuck Reed: How clean tech grows in Silicon Valley

By Alison van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues In this interview, Mayor Chuck Reed, the Green Mayor, describes how the City of San Jose is helping clean tech startups and established companies grow and thrive in Silicon Valley.  [...]

Mayor Chuck Reed’s Fresh Dialogues Quotes

On being the Green Mayor  ”Governor Schwarzenegger gave me that moniker. I wear it proudly. We’re very much intent here in San Jose to be the world center of clean tech innovation; we have our Green [...]