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The Future of Transportation

Feld Thoughts

Here’s why: Except for early adopters of technology and diehard environmental customers, most people aren’t buying a fuel type, they’re buying transportation. Two factors: cost and range (and charging infrastructure, to a lesser extent, but that will be remedied when there is more demand). Autonomous Cars.

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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

Both Sides of the Table

Lately I’ve been having to say things I thought I’d never have to remind people, like, “getting to positive gross margin in several territories is a very low bar to claim success” or “profitable excluding marketing costs” is not actually a real thing. But not doing basic research makes no sense.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Photo Credit: Sheryl Green. Thanks to Sheryl Green, Sheryl Green Speaks ! #3- But for some, the benefits are better than the cost. Response to this low cost alternative to traditional housing has been nothing short of stellar. So, Umbrex evolved out of a community that I started to meet a need that I felt myself.

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The new startup arms race (for Huffington Post)

Startup Lessons Learned

Luckily for the rest of us, he was able to find his path to a green card, and now employs 24 Americans in West Lafayette, Indiana. The cost of creating new companies is falling rapidly, and access to markets, distribution, and information is within the reach of anyone with an Internet connection.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

Currently, as a profitability consultant for green and social entrepreneurship businesses, I show businesses how they can go beyond mere sustainability (keeping things the same) to regenerativity (making things better). When I was focusing more on just the green part, I used Green And Profitable. Photo Credit: Shel Horowitz.

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Twitter Link Roundup #115 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

The green in the sky is the aurora borealis. Good suggestions on handling customer service questions and issues – [link]. Mark Cuban on Why You Should Never Listen to Your Customers – [link]. Good suggestions on handling customer service questions and issues – [link]. – [link]. – [link].

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Special: 72 Israeli Companies Exhibit at the 2010 Mobile World Congress

VC Cafe

Green: low-energy consuming phones and products for using the mobile as an energy monitoring device in the house. Our solutions provide peace of mind, improve quality of life and save costs to users and service providers. Cost control & mobile least cost routing implementation.

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