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Founder Interview: Peter Agarwal Innovates with Green Lighting Solutions

The Startup Magazine

Peter leveraged his passion for quality and energy conservation into a growing green energy lighting company. LED Phantom has become a leader in customer service and product distribution of highly efficient green energy lighting products. Peter: LED being a green product and it’s the third biggest need behind food and shelter.

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The 4 Hottest Industries To Start a Business in For 2020

Up and Running

Moving away from the traditional models and specializing in biotechnology, personalized health, or elderly care will align you with the populations’ current needs. . GoodRx , a telemedicine platform, for example, developed their business model after recognizing the burden high prescription drug costs place on individuals.

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We crowdfunded $1.7 million for a new online news publication. This is our story so far.

The Next Web

I’m declaring De Correspondent the most interesting journalism start-up I have read about in 2013. Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) April 8, 2013. . I’m declaring De Correspondent the most interesting journalism start-up I have read about in 2013.” On April 8th this year, professor Jay Rosen tweeted: “That’s it. Two of them?—?former

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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

Well, there will be 2 copywriters, 1 editor, 1 blogger, 3 programmers, 1 Project/Product Manager, 1 Business/ Finance, 1 Sales/ Marketing expert. in 2013, Benin is among the countries that have made significant progress in the recent years. What are the most common skills in each category? With an unemployment rate of just 2.4%

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Twitter Link Roundup #200 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

Small Business and Startups: The Trends for 2014 (Pt II) - crowdspring.co/1atXci8. Amazon and the “profitless business model” fallacy – crowdspring.co/1aQZQ04. Entrepreneur PSA – Advertising Businesses are Hard | Seth’s Blog - crowdspring.co/1aHHgHS. 90 Free Beautiful Flat Icons - crowdspring.co/1aBbFLl.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Conceived in my Princeton dorm room, TerraCycle’s original business model of worm poop fertilizer was like a lightbulb going on in my head: we could take the school’s food waste, feed it to worms, get beautiful worm poop, and sell it. Thanks to Reginald Swift, Rubix LS ! #9- 9- People, Planet, and Profit. Photo Credit: Tom Szaky.

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7 New Business Facts Of Life For Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

A new book by global business consultant Diana Rivenburgh, “ The New Corporate Facts of Life ,” highlights these challenges and opportunities to the corporate world, but I believe they need to be understood as well by every startup. This occurs when a new product, service, or business model renders the old way of doing business obsolete.