to succeed in life we are told from we are young that we
we are told from we are young that we
we are told from we are young that we should analyze the situation do some
should analyze the situation do some
should analyze the situation do some research define our goals make a
research define our goals make a
research define our goals make a realistic plan and go up and do it and
realistic plan and go up and do it and
realistic plan and go up and do it and what we plan to achieve should of course
what we plan to achieve should of course
what we plan to achieve should of course be meaningful and hopefully have value
be meaningful and hopefully have value
be meaningful and hopefully have value for mankind and if we do all this
for mankind and if we do all this
for mankind and if we do all this correctly we will not fail and we will
correctly we will not fail and we will
correctly we will not fail and we will hopefully gain honor a good example of a
hopefully gain honor a good example of a
hopefully gain honor a good example of a huge and really successful project is
huge and really successful project is
huge and really successful project is the moon landing but to me landing on
the moon landing but to me landing on
the moon landing but to me landing on the moon is the perfect definition of
the moon is the perfect definition of
the moon is the perfect definition of the meaningless achievement think about
the meaningless achievement think about
the meaningless achievement think about it for a second
it for a second
it for a second I mean what difference did it make but a
I mean what difference did it make but a
I mean what difference did it make but a handful men were jumping around on this
handful men were jumping around on this
handful men were jumping around on this big rock in outer space fifty years ago
big rock in outer space fifty years ago
big rock in outer space fifty years ago sure they collected some gravel and that
sure they collected some gravel and that
sure they collected some gravel and that took some pictures and of course it made
took some pictures and of course it made
took some pictures and of course it made the Americans feel happy because they
the Americans feel happy because they
the Americans feel happy because they won the race for the moon but the
won the race for the moon but the
won the race for the moon but the project itself investing all these
project itself investing all these
project itself investing all these resources and time just to get a
resources and time just to get a
resources and time just to get a pocketful of gravel in return what a
pocketful of gravel in return what a
pocketful of gravel in return what a crazy project but this crazy project had
crazy project but this crazy project had
crazy project but this crazy project had a lot of spin-off effects that changed
a lot of spin-off effects that changed
a lot of spin-off effects that changed the world
the world
the world like that the technology revolution in
like that the technology revolution in
like that the technology revolution in communication in navigation in robotics
communication in navigation in robotics
communication in navigation in robotics in cybernetics computer science and
in cybernetics computer science and
in cybernetics computer science and rocket science you name it these
rocket science you name it these
rocket science you name it these spin-offs changed mankind I will tell
spin-offs changed mankind I will tell
spin-offs changed mankind I will tell you a parallel story about my own moon
you a parallel story about my own moon
you a parallel story about my own moon landing although of course just a micro
landing although of course just a micro
landing although of course just a micro fraction in size and importance I was
fraction in size and importance I was
fraction in size and importance I was working as a CEO in the computer company
working as a CEO in the computer company
working as a CEO in the computer company and was overlooking a bunch of engineers
and was overlooking a bunch of engineers
and was overlooking a bunch of engineers that’s a nice job by the way and one day
that’s a nice job by the way and one day
that’s a nice job by the way and one day a guy came up to me and asked can you
a guy came up to me and asked can you
a guy came up to me and asked can you make me a bigger table that can be used
make me a bigger table that can be used
make me a bigger table that can be used on board a ship think about it a table
on board a ship think about it a table
on board a ship think about it a table full of billiard balls on the table on
full of billiard balls on the table on
full of billiard balls on the table on board a ship in the base sounds crazy
too
too I mean billiard is again that requires
I mean billiard is again that requires
I mean billiard is again that requires an absolutely horizontal in level
an absolutely horizontal in level
an absolutely horizontal in level surface of the table and you absolutely
surface of the table and you absolutely
surface of the table and you absolutely expects the billiard balls not to move
expects the billiard balls not to move
expects the billiard balls not to move when you don’t expect them to to decide
when you don’t expect them to to decide
when you don’t expect them to to decide and build a billiard table for use on
and build a billiard table for use on
and build a billiard table for use on board ship seem to be an extreme
board ship seem to be an extreme
board ship seem to be an extreme demanding project and it’s the that
demanding project and it’s the that
demanding project and it’s the that really need to play billiard on board a
really need to play billiard on board a
really need to play billiard on board a ship but we my colleagues and I crazy
ship but we my colleagues and I crazy
ship but we my colleagues and I crazy engineers as we are we did anyway
engineers as we are we did anyway
engineers as we are we did anyway because we loved the idea
because we loved the idea
because we loved the idea we were mesmerized by the technical
we were mesmerized by the technical
we were mesmerized by the technical challenge and we dreamt during the
challenge and we dreamt during the
challenge and we dreamt during the nights about the attempt that we would
nights about the attempt that we would
nights about the attempt that we would get when we hopefully could
get when we hopefully could
get when we hopefully could display this new product to the world
display this new product to the world
display this new product to the world and I believe he dreamt a little during
and I believe he dreamt a little during
and I believe he dreamt a little during the days as well but we did not analyze
the days as well but we did not analyze
the days as well but we did not analyze the value proposition for the customers
the value proposition for the customers
the value proposition for the customers nor the size of the market for marine
nor the size of the market for marine
nor the size of the market for marine pool types but what we analyzed as
pool types but what we analyzed as
pool types but what we analyzed as engineers were of course the
engineers were of course the
engineers were of course the technicalities we made a revolutionary
technicalities we made a revolutionary
technicalities we made a revolutionary design and produced a stabilized pool
design and produced a stabilized pool
design and produced a stabilized pool table a prototype that we tested onboard
table a prototype that we tested onboard
table a prototype that we tested onboard a local cruise liner and Wow it worked
a local cruise liner and Wow it worked
a local cruise liner and Wow it worked we could play billiard with the strong
we could play billiard with the strong
we could play billiard with the strong breeze from the side while the ship was
breeze from the side while the ship was
breeze from the side while the ship was rocking back and forth incredible the
rocking back and forth incredible the
rocking back and forth incredible the more balls went straight and came to
more balls went straight and came to
more balls went straight and came to rest lying perfectly still a miracle of
rest lying perfectly still a miracle of
rest lying perfectly still a miracle of Engineering and we were of course really
Engineering and we were of course really
Engineering and we were of course really proud and happy about this technical
proud and happy about this technical
proud and happy about this technical success and now we got ready for the
success and now we got ready for the
success and now we got ready for the commercial success so we called several
commercial success so we called several
commercial success so we called several cruise liners told about this amazing
cruise liners told about this amazing
cruise liners told about this amazing new product a new world record never
new product a new world record never
new product a new world record never showed before
showed before
showed before how many pool tables would you like on
how many pool tables would you like on
how many pool tables would you like on board
and the answer was zero huh not a single
and the answer was zero huh not a single table no sorry we had forgotten to ask
table no sorry we had forgotten to ask
table no sorry we had forgotten to ask the customers and mankind is the really
the customers and mankind is the really
the customers and mankind is the really a big need for playing pool in the
a big need for playing pool in the
a big need for playing pool in the middle of the ocean
middle of the ocean
middle of the ocean apparently not but we we were still full
apparently not but we we were still full
apparently not but we we were still full of technical passion and we had a really
of technical passion and we had a really
of technical passion and we had a really big passion for our new baby our product
big passion for our new baby our product
big passion for our new baby our product we loved it so we did not throw in the
we loved it so we did not throw in the
we loved it so we did not throw in the towel and we continued to try to sell
towel and we continued to try to sell
towel and we continued to try to sell this product for years and then finally
this product for years and then finally
this product for years and then finally we managed to get a contract of eight
we managed to get a contract of eight
we managed to get a contract of eight pool tables for four cruise liners but
pool tables for four cruise liners but
pool tables for four cruise liners but we’re built we produced and we installed
we’re built we produced and we installed
we’re built we produced and we installed and their work and they amused the
and their work and they amused the
and their work and they amused the passengers 24/7 and they still do
passengers 24/7 and they still do
passengers 24/7 and they still do actually Discovery Channel picked up a
actually Discovery Channel picked up a
actually Discovery Channel picked up a YouTube video showing this amazing pool
YouTube video showing this amazing pool
YouTube video showing this amazing pool table and they made this following
table and they made this following
table and they made this following program showing our product in action
program showing our product in action
program showing our product in action and how it works let’s have a look
with almost 2 million hits this
with almost 2 million hits this mind-bending game pool at sonar
mind-bending game pool at sonar
mind-bending game pool at sonar scientists are phonies so the tables
scientists are phonies so the tables
scientists are phonies so the tables moving but the balls are saying still
moving but the balls are saying still
moving but the balls are saying still what is going on here
what is going on here
what is going on here how does it work not a cute dress this
how does it work not a cute dress this
how does it work not a cute dress this looks so weird because the pool table is
looks so weird because the pool table is
looks so weird because the pool table is on a cruise ship and the whole room
on a cruise ship and the whole room
on a cruise ship and the whole room including the camera person are rocking
including the camera person are rocking
including the camera person are rocking back and forth on the ocean waves so how
back and forth on the ocean waves so how
back and forth on the ocean waves so how is this pool table counteracting the
is this pool table counteracting the
is this pool table counteracting the motion of the ocean to sense the motions
motion of the ocean to sense the motions
motion of the ocean to sense the motions of the ship in the pool table the pool
of the ship in the pool table the pool
of the ship in the pool table the pool table is dotted with little devices
table is dotted with little devices
table is dotted with little devices called accelerometers these
called accelerometers these
called accelerometers these accelerometers are able to measure the
accelerometers are able to measure the
accelerometers are able to measure the magnitude and directions of the motion
magnitude and directions of the motion
magnitude and directions of the motion and send that information to a central
and send that information to a central
and send that information to a central computer which executes the motions to
computer which executes the motions to
computer which executes the motions to keep the table leveled so the
keep the table leveled so the
keep the table leveled so the accelerometer sense the movement of the
accelerometer sense the movement of the
accelerometer sense the movement of the ocean but what’s keeping the table level
ocean but what’s keeping the table level
ocean but what’s keeping the table level the table has two linear actuators
the table has two linear actuators
the table has two linear actuators inside it a linear actuator move
inside it a linear actuator move
inside it a linear actuator move something in one direction so the table
something in one direction so the table
something in one direction so the table has one linear actuator to move it back
has one linear actuator to move it back
has one linear actuator to move it back and forth and another linear actuator to
and forth and another linear actuator to
and forth and another linear actuator to move it side to side the calculations
move it side to side the calculations
move it side to side the calculations and corrections are done so quickly that
and corrections are done so quickly that
and corrections are done so quickly that the balls don’t have a chance to move
the balls don’t have a chance to move
the balls don’t have a chance to move meaning you can carry on your game on
meaning you can carry on your game on
meaning you can carry on your game on even the roughest of scenes an
even the roughest of scenes an
even the roughest of scenes an incredible innovation on the open ocean
incredible innovation on the open ocean
incredible innovation on the open ocean but just remember to watch out for pool
but just remember to watch out for pool
but just remember to watch out for pool sharks
sharks
sharks fascinated thinking about this color
fascinated thinking about this color
fascinated thinking about this color channel but they didn’t get that we were
channel but they didn’t get that we were
channel but they didn’t get that we were from Norway so they put new Ceylon on
from Norway so they put new Ceylon on
from Norway so they put new Ceylon on but that doesn’t matter then one day
but that doesn’t matter then one day
but that doesn’t matter then one day something happened that really changed
something happened that really changed
something happened that really changed our mindset and then denier onboard
our mindset and then denier onboard
our mindset and then denier onboard looked really really seasick and he was
looked really really seasick and he was
looked really really seasick and he was so bad that they thought about taking
so bad that they thought about taking
so bad that they thought about taking him on shore with a helicopter but then
him on shore with a helicopter but then
him on shore with a helicopter but then one bright head suggested why not put
one bright head suggested why not put
one bright head suggested why not put this guy on one of those silly bill
this guy on one of those silly bill
this guy on one of those silly bill tables let him have a sleep there
tables let him have a sleep there
tables let him have a sleep there and so he did close this I fell asleep
and so he did close this I fell asleep
and so he did close this I fell asleep and after only 15 minutes he woke up
and after only 15 minutes he woke up
and after only 15 minutes he woke up again and he was completely fresh and he
again and he was completely fresh and he
again and he was completely fresh and he was so good he could work for several
was so good he could work for several
was so good he could work for several hours before he had to go back on the
hours before he had to go back on the
hours before he had to go back on the table of new 15 minutes Wow I mean
table of new 15 minutes Wow I mean
table of new 15 minutes Wow I mean director what had been discovered
perhaps curing seasickness should be our
perhaps curing seasickness should be our new mission why do we care about pool
new mission why do we care about pool
new mission why do we care about pool tables for the few if we could create a
tables for the few if we could create a
tables for the few if we could create a new and very useful product a stabilized
new and very useful product a stabilized
new and very useful product a stabilized bed that cured seasickness finally an
bed that cured seasickness finally an
bed that cured seasickness finally an invention for mankind we thought we got
invention for mankind we thought we got
invention for mankind we thought we got to work and not before long we had
to work and not before long we had
to work and not before long we had designed produced the stabilized bed and
designed produced the stabilized bed and
designed produced the stabilized bed and we managed to sell it to cruise liner
we managed to sell it to cruise liner
we managed to sell it to cruise liner and they put it in the top cabin the
and they put it in the top cabin the
and they put it in the top cabin the Commodore suite and it worked
Commodore suite and it worked
Commodore suite and it worked and it really cured seasickness and the
and it really cured seasickness and the
and it really cured seasickness and the passengers the feedback from them but
passengers the feedback from them but
passengers the feedback from them but all very positive so the bed made a
all very positive so the bed made a
all very positive so the bed made a difference and we were filled and we’ve
difference and we were filled and we’ve
difference and we were filled and we’ve got a meeting with the management and we
got a meeting with the management and we
got a meeting with the management and we asked how many stabilize beds you want
asked how many stabilize beds you want
asked how many stabilize beds you want on board excuse me what 0 not a single
on board excuse me what 0 not a single
on board excuse me what 0 not a single bed why we could not believe what we
bed why we could not believe what we
bed why we could not believe what we heard I mean it worked but they said we
heard I mean it worked but they said we
heard I mean it worked but they said we cannot sell a service or a product that
cannot sell a service or a product that
cannot sell a service or a product that cures something we never talked about
cures something we never talked about
cures something we never talked about that we heard a cruise liner talk about
that we heard a cruise liner talk about
that we heard a cruise liner talk about seasickness no they never used that word
seasickness no they never used that word
seasickness no they never used that word in that business what to do I mean we
in that business what to do I mean we
in that business what to do I mean we had developed a perfect product that
had developed a perfect product that
had developed a perfect product that probably 30% of mankind would benefit
probably 30% of mankind would benefit
probably 30% of mankind would benefit from during their cruise vacations but
from during their cruise vacations but
from during their cruise vacations but the cruise liners they didn’t dare to
the cruise liners they didn’t dare to
the cruise liners they didn’t dare to talk about it
talk about it
talk about it therefore we failed in that market but
therefore we failed in that market but
therefore we failed in that market but these guys these guys know about
these guys these guys know about
these guys these guys know about seasickness they have family and friends
seasickness they have family and friends
seasickness they have family and friends on board and some of them of course
on board and some of them of course
on board and some of them of course suffers from seasickness and they talk
suffers from seasickness and they talk
suffers from seasickness and they talk about it and then know about it and they
about it and then know about it and they
about it and then know about it and they would like to do something about it and
would like to do something about it and
would like to do something about it and they love gadgets and expensive that is
they love gadgets and expensive that is
they love gadgets and expensive that is often positive
so suddenly we had narrowed our mission
so suddenly we had narrowed our mission to cure a small fraction of mankind the
to cure a small fraction of mankind the
to cure a small fraction of mankind the one that is suffering from seasickness
one that is suffering from seasickness
one that is suffering from seasickness in luxury yachts not many but what we
in luxury yachts not many but what we
in luxury yachts not many but what we succeeded because we had finally found a
succeeded because we had finally found a
succeeded because we had finally found a market that both could use want to use
market that both could use want to use
market that both could use want to use and could pay so now we are looking into
and could pay so now we are looking into
and could pay so now we are looking into new applications in new markets all
new applications in new markets all
new applications in new markets all based on our stabilizing technology and
based on our stabilizing technology and
based on our stabilizing technology and mind you financed by our commercial
mind you financed by our commercial
mind you financed by our commercial success in this luxury yacht market so
success in this luxury yacht market so
success in this luxury yacht market so now we are also on commercial vessels
now we are also on commercial vessels
now we are also on commercial vessels and offshore platforms for instance we
and offshore platforms for instance we
and offshore platforms for instance we are designing stabilized platforms for
are designing stabilized platforms for
are designing stabilized platforms for working space or simply stabilized
working space or simply stabilized
working space or simply stabilized desktop improving the comfort and
desktop improving the comfort and
desktop improving the comfort and working areas on board and thereby
working areas on board and thereby
working areas on board and thereby improving also the quality of the work
improving also the quality of the work
improving also the quality of the work done so this really means something and
done so this really means something and
done so this really means something and finally we have gone on shore on the
finally we have gone on shore on the
finally we have gone on shore on the road we have achieved a really big
road we have achieved a really big
road we have achieved a really big project really big achievement and that
project really big achievement and that
project really big achievement and that is the ultimate spinoff from our pool
is the ultimate spinoff from our pool
is the ultimate spinoff from our pool table product we develop stabilized
table product we develop stabilized
table product we develop stabilized stretcher in an ambulance taking care of
stretcher in an ambulance taking care of
stretcher in an ambulance taking care of both the patient and the nursing
both the patient and the nursing
both the patient and the nursing personnel
during transport in this way we avoid
during transport in this way we avoid the patient to get carsick and throwing
the patient to get carsick and throwing
the patient to get carsick and throwing up because they’re not thrown from side
up because they’re not thrown from side
up because they’re not thrown from side to side during curves and when you are
to side during curves and when you are
to side during curves and when you are under transport in an ambulance as a
under transport in an ambulance as a
under transport in an ambulance as a patient that is normally because you
patient that is normally because you
patient that is normally because you don’t feel that well I mean you are
don’t feel that well I mean you are
don’t feel that well I mean you are either at critical health or seriously
either at critical health or seriously
either at critical health or seriously wounded or perhaps some part of your
wounded or perhaps some part of your
wounded or perhaps some part of your body should not be moved at all or you
body should not be moved at all or you
body should not be moved at all or you should be stable and then you really not
should be stable and then you really not
should be stable and then you really not need to get this extra burden from
need to get this extra burden from
need to get this extra burden from stress and pain car sickness and
stress and pain car sickness and
stress and pain car sickness and throwing up our investigations has so
throwing up our investigations has so
throwing up our investigations has so far indicate that they indicate that
far indicate that they indicate that
far indicate that they indicate that using a stabilized stretcher in an
using a stabilized stretcher in an
using a stabilized stretcher in an ambulance during transport in addition
ambulance during transport in addition
ambulance during transport in addition to increase the comfort for the patient
to increase the comfort for the patient
to increase the comfort for the patient during the ride it also improved the
during the ride it also improved the
during the ride it also improved the quality of the medical treatment and
quality of the medical treatment and
quality of the medical treatment and sometimes substantially so this way we
sometimes substantially so this way we
sometimes substantially so this way we could save you both money and
could save you both money and
could save you both money and potentially save lives
finally our stabilizing technology is
finally our stabilizing technology is finally and truly helping mankind and it
finally and truly helping mankind and it
finally and truly helping mankind and it all started with a silly pool table
this favorite project has taken yes many
this favorite project has taken yes many years and when we started we did not
years and when we started we did not
years and when we started we did not dare or care to analyze the market and
dare or care to analyze the market and
dare or care to analyze the market and or find out if there was a need for our
or find out if there was a need for our
or find out if there was a need for our products and if we had followed the book
products and if we had followed the book
products and if we had followed the book on business and did done all the
on business and did done all the
on business and did done all the analysis and asked all the right people
analysis and asked all the right people
analysis and asked all the right people and followed their advice we would never
and followed their advice we would never
and followed their advice we would never had started this project and then we
had started this project and then we
had started this project and then we would not have had stabilized platforms
would not have had stabilized platforms
would not have had stabilized platforms for working environment of short or
for working environment of short or
for working environment of short or medical transport the valuable the
medical transport the valuable the
medical transport the valuable the valuable spin-offs would never had
valuable spin-offs would never had
valuable spin-offs would never had happened my point is maybe playing pool
happened my point is maybe playing pool
happened my point is maybe playing pool in the middle of the ocean is not more
in the middle of the ocean is not more
in the middle of the ocean is not more valuable for mankind than that pocket
valuable for mankind than that pocket
valuable for mankind than that pocket full of gravel from the moon but it is
full of gravel from the moon but it is
full of gravel from the moon but it is the more or less planned spin-offs that
the more or less planned spin-offs that
the more or less planned spin-offs that came after that provided the value we
came after that provided the value we
came after that provided the value we both support the projects out there even
both support the projects out there even
both support the projects out there even if you know do not know right away where
if you know do not know right away where
if you know do not know right away where it’s going to end because you never know
it’s going to end because you never know
it’s going to end because you never know when a valuable spin-off will change
when a valuable spin-off will change
when a valuable spin-off will change mankind next time thank you
mankind next time thank you
mankind next time thank you [Applause]
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