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SXSW Startups: UbiGro

Austin Startup

A finalist in Hyper-Connected Communities , which will pitch at 5 pm Saturday, March 9, UbiGro is a nanotech-enabled greenhouse film by UbiQD, Inc. I truly believe this is the year where quantum dots make a name for themselves in agriculture, and so its about marketing, sales, manufacturing, and generally about traction in the market.

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The Art of Work with Jeff Goins [VIDEO]

Up and Running

I read this quote by a guy named Parker Palmer, who is an author and an activist. I grew up in a farm town in Northern Illinois, surrounded by corn fields; I lived on people who lived by this principle. We rely on communities of people that help us get to where we want to go. ” That really struck me, it resonated with me.

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15 Entrepreneurs Share Their Favorite Business Quotes

Hearpreneur

. “A Business that makes nothing but money is a poor business,” said by Henry Ford is my favorite quote because it has inspired me to give back and help rebuild my local community. So, that day, all I did was pick a name for the podcast. I come from a small town in the middle of a cornfield in Illinois.