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Why Now Is The Right Time For New Green Technology

YoungUpstarts

For green technology, the barriers — high costs, lack of supporting infrastructure, the weight of tradition — have been especially prohibitive. But the timing is finally right for some green tech to take off. The time in the spotlight is finally here for green innovations like permeable pavement. The Rise of Green Technology.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Netflix was founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph to combat late fees for video rentals. Before Jobs returned to the business in 1997, its sales, and popularity all steadily declined for 12 years, nearly driving it into bankruptcy. Photo Credit: Rob Greene. Thanks to Rob Greene, Price of Meat. #13-

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5 Most Successful Products Ever and What Small Businesses Can Learn From Them

crowdSPRING Blog

Lipitor (1997). Mario ate magic mushrooms that made him bigger, or “Super” and jaunted from place to place through green pipes. Make sure your product offers something worthwhile to keep customer’s coming back. New content, an enjoyable experience, or a lasting challenge may all call a user back. Super Mario Bros.”

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Why You Should Use Localisation in a Globalised World

The Startup Magazine

The brand name Jolly Green Giant was translated to “Intimidating Green Ogre” in Arabic and the product “Schweppes Tonic Water” to the appealing “Schweppes Toilet Water” in Italian. The importance of localisation for financial, cultural, political and legal reasons is clear but there are also further reasons for adaptation.

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Scaling is Hard, Case Study: athenahealth

Seeing Both Sides

The company was originally founded in 1997 by Jonathan Bush (1st cousin of George W.) Scaling Lessong #3: A mission-driven culture (as opposed to green-driven or fear-driven) endures, particularly when the mission connects to a greater social good. Founding Story: A Pivot. Athenahealth version 1.0 was a complete failure.

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Should You Serve Fair Trade Coffee?

Up and Running

What about the farms, are they environmentally friendly, and are they using green and sustainable methods? Certification began in 1997, as a concrete way to ensure that a fair trade certified (FTC) label on a product meant that a series of milestones had been met, and a socially conscious consumer could rest easy with their purchase.

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Early 2014 Harvest for Napa Valley—Hard Data Provides Perspective on the Impact of Global Warming

Pascal's View

As we walked through the Levensohn Vineyard last week with our viticulturist, Zach Berkowitz , and our vineyard manager, Stan Zervas , of Silverado Farming , Zach cut into a green berry from one of our vines. Today, 1997 is the leader. Finally, 2014 is has the fourth highest GDD accumulation, trailing only 2013, 1997, and 1996.

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