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Critical maverick_iceman · 2016-11 · on “Walgreen Sues Theranos, Seeks $140 Million in Damages”

I looked into uBeam a while back. The technology is unproven and unlikely to work because of basic physics. (They are trying to transmit energy using ultrasonic sound and it usually has severe health consequences for any significant amount of power delivered.) The CEO, Meredith Perry, delivered a TED talk[1] which was nauseating. She was basically saying it doesn't matter what the experts say, if you're a plucky disruptor you should just follow your half-baked ideas. [1] [this video]

Critical gh02t · 2017-07 · on “Juicero Plans to Lower Prices and Cut 25% of Staff”

Here's Dave Jones ripping into it pretty hard. [LINK] The talk by the uBeam CEO he links is also pretty infuriating. [this video] Her core hypothesis that experts can often get stuck "inside the box" is certainly valid, but on the other hand "I sat down and solved complex engineering problems in a few minutes with pencil and paper" (almost an exact quote from the talk) is just plain dumb. Not to mention the not subtle implication that good engineers are all socially retarded...

Critical Afrotechmods · 2018-10 · on “UBeam CEO Meredith Perry steps aside amidst B2B pivot”

1) This is the blog by the former VP of Engineering that the article references: [LINK] 2) Does anyone know if she ever apologized for this awful speech? [this video] 3) This uBeam shit is literally one of the reasons why I created a beginner's course in wireless power. It drives me nuts that investors have gotten ripped off so many times in this industry and the degree to which the media has been complicit in the hype train. If Mark Cuban or any other VCs happen to be reading this, please watch this course before putting any more money into wireless power. I created a coupon so you can watch it for free. [LINK]

Critical sambull · 2018-10 · on “UBeam CEO Meredith Perry steps aside amidst B2B pivot”

Her TEDx video [0] makes it clear, she just believes she knows better and within an hour of any subject matter that has experts she could revolutionize their field by just thinking outside the box. The experts too limited in their thinking to see how awesome it could work lol [0] [this video]

Critical nikanj · 2018-10 · on “UBeam CEO Meredith Perry steps aside amidst B2B pivot”

One of the most ironic parts is Meredith Perry's TEDx talk, where she's proud about not having any education in the field. "I was not an engineer, and I did not have Asperger's(!!)" [this video]

Critical random314 · 2021-08 · on “Yann LeCun on his start in AI, recent self-supervised learning research [video]”

I trust Hinton and LeCun who have actually created the trends and bigger picture and invented the now "current" techniques over commentators who show up years later and offer shallow non peer reviewed analysis and predictions. Reminds me of this talk by the failed tech startup's non technical CEO who apparently was able to see the bigger picture that scientist aspergers needs weren't able to see. [this video]

Critical rasz · 2023-04 · on “Presentations and pitch decks by failures and frauds”

Missing Meredith Perry and her uBeam trying to sell idea of ubiquitous wireless charging. Tedtalk [this video] Analysis [LINK] "for each technological hurdle deemed insurmountable by the experts I would spend just a few hours thinking about the problem from a variety of approaches so I was able to solve problems when the PhD experts couldn't with just a few hours of really simple research every single argument over why the technology couldn't work has been indisputably wrong has taught me to be skeptical of experts the expertise represented a narrow way of looking at things engineers are inherently linear thinkers and tend to take a very binary approach to solving problems as a non expert I had a