INSIDE WISCONSIN
Get insights on technology, the economy and politics through "Inside Wisconsin" by Tom StillInsideWis: All in a day: A mix of research victories – large and small
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – The titles of the 150 or so posters on display in the Capitol’s Rotunda sounded just as impressive as what might be found at a symposium of doctoral students – such as “The cost of clean water: An efficiency analysis of Wisconsin’s water...
InsideWis: In effort to control drug prices, feds could devastate innovation
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Firefighting drones, Honeycrisp apples, major underpinnings of the internet, airport sensors to detect shoe bombs, nicotine patches, manufacturing processes, quantum computing and tests, vaccines or cures for diseases and conditions such...
InsideWis: How can AI make manufacturing in Wisconsin stronger? Let’s ask AI.
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – One of the more perplexing results from a recent survey conducted for the Wisconsin Manufacturing Report revolved around how manufacturing executives think of artificial intelligence. The answer was “not much.” Of the 415 executives polled...
InsideWis: Young companies have many needs – sometimes, they need big partners
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – There’s a long list of things a startup company needs to succeed, not the least of which is money but also an innovative product; a business plan to follow and adapt as necessary; a solid go-to-market strategy; and a well-rounded team with...
InsideWis: Trends in tech startups can be spotted in Biz Plan Contest entries
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – I could call the Governor’s Business Plan Contest a canary in the coal mine of entrepreneurship in Wisconsin, but coal mines are out of favor these days so perhaps the more apt analogy is a canary in a gold mine. That’s certainly true for...
InsideWis: Combination of ills keep health care in Wisconsin on the ‘watch’ list
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Health care in Wisconsin is suffering from a serious case of “long COVID.” Not so much the disease itself, although it’s on the rise again, but how the lingering effects of the pandemic are challenging systems that deliver care. Burnout...