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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

How big is the market for Muslim-friendly products and services? To market to Muslims, companies could take note of the holy month of the Ramadan, offer halal products, develop shariah-compliant Islamic financial services, or create mobile apps. What are the promises and perils of trading in the East?

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Finance Fridays

Feld Thoughts

His focus was to incubate an internal start-up which is built on state-of-the-art technology, novel business model and innovative products. Kids from eight countries, including Cambodia, Eastern DR Congo, and Afghanistan, have participated in Dot-to-Dot projects.

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Female Founders: Two Women Disrupt Shower Head Industry

The Startup Magazine

Vitaclean HQ is a lifestyle product with a sustainability twist. The shower head is just as important as any cosmetics product and Sara and Kristina aim to spread awareness on how important it really is! We want to take an everyday product and make it really cool and a lifestyle movement people want to be a part of.”

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How to Find Hundreds of Business Ideas

Up and Running

Another of my favorite products that solves a problem for me are my Bose headphones (mind I don’t have this fancy version). One of my frustrations that I wish there was a product for is something you probably think too obvious. It baffles me when companies have products that their own employees don’t use. A jewelry stand.

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Accelerator Spotlight: Influencer Direct

View from Seed

“Creators don’t want to just refer traffic towards random products to make money, but rather prefer to directly sell products which they truly believe in. Just a few years ago, we discovered products on social media, then went to an online retailer to make the purchase. Company: Influencer Direct.

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Labor Day! Let’s Celebrate the Workers

crowdSPRING Blog

Always productive and efficient, John gets things done in a way that doesn’t call attention to himself, but rather to the work product itself. in Cambodia, exploring temples, caves, and unusual foods that I can’t wait to hear about. Thanks, Adriano! Thanks, Amanda! Thanks, Brittany!

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My Water Pilgrimage:

Austin Startup

Almost half of its working-age population are unemployed, and the latest United Nations Human Development Index ranks Nepal at #144 out of 188 countries, coming in behind Cambodia (#143), Zambia (#139), and Iraq (#121). The water project is located at Mahendrajhadi VDC #8 Ward of Sindhuli province, which is an 8-hour “drive” from Kathmandu.

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