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New Story and 3D Printed Homes

Feld Thoughts

In the past four years, New Story has funded over 2,200 homes, building 17 communities for over 11,000 people across Mexico, Haiti, El Salvador, and Bolivia. This is a breakthrough technology that will cut costs, increase speed, and improve home design quality. They have now come up with a unique model for scaling their impact.

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Exploring The Everyday: Janji Wants You To Change The World By Running

View from Seed

That doesn’t include the fact that water costs are rising at an unprecedented rate due to climate change, and water shortages around the world. We travel to locations, for example Bolivia, and work with artists and makers there to design apparel. When we go to Bolivia later this year in May, we’re going to be running on Death Road.

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8 Challenges When Scaling Your New Venture Worldwide

Startup Professionals Musings

Even the venerable McDonald’s failed to recognize that in Bolivia, their price per meal was off the charts compared to indigenous alternatives. These factors can totally change your customer value proposition, or your cost of doing business in that geography. Factor in currency exchange costs and variability.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter January 2012

VC Cafe

Hynix’s integration of Anobit’s solutions, has allowed the company to lower the flash memory costs for smartphones, digital cameras, and tablet computers. New York City will provide $100 million for the site’s site infrastructure, construction, and related costs. US DELEGATIONS TO ISRAEL SEEK STRONGER BILATERAL TIES.