CONTENTS You Can Be an Entrepreneur 4 Medical Miracles 6 Battlefield Start-Up Star Andrew Barofsky 8 Radar Revolution 10 Self-Driving Start-Up Star Michael Fleming 12 Robot Aware 14 Robotics Start-Up Star Jonathan Hurst 16 Candid Camera 18 Night Vision Start-Up Star Arvind Lakshmikumar 20 Soldier-Robot Teams 22 Security Start-Up Star Jörg Lamprecht 24 Entrepreneurs Changing the World 26 Your Start-Up Story 28 Glossary 30 Learning More 31 Index 32
YOU CAN BE AN ENTREPRENEUR Each day military men and women risk their lives to help make the world a safer place Many are wounded on the job Their wounds could be fatal if they are not treated quickly The entrepreneurs at RevMedx have an innovative way to help combat this problem Their pocket-sized invention called XSTAT consists of a syringe filled with tiny sponges that can help stop bleeding in just seconds Blood loss is the leading cause of death on the battlefield so the military was quick to support RevMedx’s project One of the best things about XSTAT is that it is made of affordable readily available materials We haven’t invented some exotic new material that’s made out of platinum explained the company’s cofounder Andrew Barofsky Barofsky and his team are a great example of how entrepreneurs use science and technology to build a business that can change the world The sponges in an XSTAT syringe can swell up to fill a wound in just 20 seconds 4 What Is the Military The armed forces of a country make up its military This may include the army navy coast guard marines and air force The job of the military is to defend a country from potential threats Threats can include anything from a natural disaster to war The military works with businesses to provide weapons and aircraft as well as services such as medical support Entrepreneurs such as Andrew Barofsky help the military develop new equipment and technology What Are Entrepreneurs and Start-Ups An entrepreneur is someone who plans starts and runs a business that provides goods or services Entrepreneurs are people who take risks to develop new products and start new businesses They sometimes have an original or innovative idea then turn that idea into a business that supplies those goods or services Start-ups are brand-new businesses created by entrepreneurs
INSPIRING STORIES Early Thinkers Many military entrepreneurs have invented products that are now used more widely During World War I the French and English military wanted to detect German submarines underwater In 1917 the physicist Paul Langevin found a way to use sound waves to locate underwater objects His invention paved the way for ultrasound technology Ultrasound is commonly used by modern medical professionals to see inside the human body Entrepreneurs of the Future New technologies are changing our world at an incredible pace and young people just like you could be the entrepreneurs of tomorrow Who knows perhaps you and your friends will follow in the footsteps of stars like Barofsky and Langevin and create start-ups of your own Paul Langevin was born in Paris France in 1872 People who work in the military do many different types of jobs from soldiers and pilots to doctors engineers and cooks 5
