Life at a Photonics Startup: Developing Hire Power
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The success of a high-tech startup will depend very strongly on the strength of its team. This is a self-evident truth. It is true for all companies, of any size, […]
Don’t Put Limits on Yourself
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In this series partnered with WaveJobs, we invite people at different career stages to share their experience in Photonics and lessons learned in professional development. Today we interviewed Min Cen, […]
Life at a Photonics Startup: Lessons Learned on The ⟨ Professional Engineer⟩ Paradigm
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By Steven Estrella, Ph.D. Freedom Photonics (a Luminar company) 1. Introduction There are many ways that I could start this off, but I want to start by being candid. Being […]
Together People Can Do More Much Than Individually
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In this series partnered with WaveJobs we invite people at different career stages to share about their experience in Photonics and lessons-learned in professional development. Today we interview early career […]
Don’t Be Afraid to Learn
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Today we interview Dr. Gemma Vall Llosera, Head of Automation & AI Innovation from Ericsson Sweden, an experienced technology broker spanning application areas of optics and photonics, quantum computing, artificial […]
Raising Photonics Standards Through Standards Development
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An IEEE Photonics Society Standards Committee was established by the IEEE Photonics Board of Governors in 2017, covering standards in, but not limited to the following areas of interest: lasers, optical […]
Life at a Photonics Startup: Lessons Learned on Company Culture and Community
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By Dr. Maddy WoodsonFreedom Photonics (A Luminar Company) This month, Daniel kindly invited me to write a guest article for his monthly column. In this article I present my thoughts […]
Life at a Photonics Startup: Lessons Learned Seeing the Light—A Transition from Academia to Industry
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By Dalma Novak In this edition of the Industry Engagement column, we talk with Dalma Novak, the current Chair of the Photonics Society’s Industry Engagement Committee. What is your current […]
Follow Your Passion
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In this series partnered with WaveJobs, we invite people at different career stages to share about their experience in Photonics and lessons learned in professional development. Today we interview Prof. […]
Life at a Photonics Startup: Financial Statements—The Language of Business (Part 2)
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A regular column by Daniel Renner In the day-to-day operation of a photonics startup, or any other business for that matter, financial statements are a fundamental tool to understand the […]