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Alex Villanueva: Asteroid Mining, Virtual Apparel Fitting, Biomimicry Inspired Tech | Hard Tech Podcast #17

Hard Tech Podcast · 2 Apr 2024 · 1h 32m

What this episode covers

Alex Villanueva, founder and CEO of Eclo, explains how his AI platform reduces apparel returns by predicting shoe fit through a smartphone foot scanner and user preferences. He details the technical challenges of capturing 3D foot data and the business insight that increasing conversion rates is more valuable to retailers than just reducing returns. Villanueva also reflects on his graduate research building biomimetic robotic jellyfish at Virginia Tech and his internship at NASA working on pulse plasma thrusters.

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early-stage companies

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Companies
Eclo, Warby Parker, Zappos, Nike, Gucci, Amazon, SpaceX, Blue Origin, Vada
Products
Robo Jelly
Also
National Science Foundation

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