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Do you know of other companies that fit the description?
Follow up: Are they (you?) hiring?
[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/16/magazine/silicon-valleys-youth-problem.html
The number of companies using this device to solve real problems is growing. Jeremy Howard just started an interesting one - http://www.enlitic.com
"For some time now, I have been following the "startup scene" and frankly, I am left with a sense of dismay. How many of the startups actually do anything of any real value to mankind? It seems to me that the startup ideas just keep getting more ridiculous and stupid by the day and I think I would go as far as to call the whole thing deeply broken.
I am not going to name any specific startup, but I would like to ask the readers of Slashdot a question.
I know this is not how the world works, but I am still curious to know what kind of ideas would prosper if the primary aim of a startup was not to make as much money as possible as quickly as possible. So, if your startup idea would be judged by the amount of good it would to mankind, what would it be?"
Palantir and yes we are hiring.
(I'm not affiliated with 'em, just think they're pretty rad)
Databases:
- PipelineDB
- Snowflake (Computing)
Internet of Things / Communications:
- Helium
Robotics:
- Pneubotics
- Kuka, namely the research department
Autonomous Systems / "Self Driving Car" et al.:
- Kiva
- Anki
Computer-Vision / VR based:
- Jaunt
- Oculus VR (especially the 'research' department)
Agriculture:
- Blueriver http://www.bluerivert.com
(there are many more super-interesting companies in this area!)
Computing:
- Mill Computing; though quite dubious
- D-Wave
and than there is Microsoft Research working on super interesting stuff in programming languages, computer architecture (FPGAs).
Additionally, I believe really challenging problems will alwyas be coming from creative people, companies in that area; such as Pixar, architecture, and design (keywords, just to give a start: generative {design, art, ...}).
Hope this helps!