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26 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Industries That Are Ripe For Disruption

Hearpreneur

Cell phone companies continue to entice users with low-priced, higher-quality plans, but these plans have a hidden cost. When you add up the costs of these bundles, you'll find that you're paying for services you'll never use. A cell phone company that offers low-cost services while giving more value can break this.

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6 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Industries That Are Ripe For Disruption

Hearpreneur

Education, especially higher education, is ripe for disruptive innovations that increase access, cut costs, and revolutionize delivery. Buyers (students and families) are getting smarter and looking for more immediate return(s) on their investment (ROI)—good quality, greater access, lower costs, and higher gains.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. Create a strong brand, solid social community, sell advertising. I have a proposal written up including full cost and revenue projections. There is opportunity cost that should always be considered.

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12 Questions: Meet Pamela Harvey (USA)

crowdSPRING Blog

In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. At least it doesn’t cost me money.