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How Cities Can Conserve Water With Pipeline Leak Detection Technology

YoungUpstarts

London, for example, loses approximately 26% of its daily supply to leakage while Mexico City loses approximately 35%. Monitor & Restrict Water Supply and Distribution. In truth, a number of the world’s most populated cities lose a significant amount of their daily supply to aging, crumbling infrastructure.

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The Energy Revolution is (Finally) Here

Version One Ventures

1) The cost of solar has fallen off a cliff . It’s been shocking to see how few people understand what’s happened with the cost of solar energy over the last decade and the impacts it will ultimately have on society. For context, the all-in cost of coal or natural gas is in the range of 6-7 cents / kWh.

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Why I Doubled Down on YouTube Investments with MiTú

Both Sides of the Table

I have been saying privately for years now that I believe online video will evolve into fragmented distribution (my next online video post) and vertical production. So they began signing up Spanish-language content producers in Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Mexico and so forth. The Internet works best on Deflationary Economics.

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10 Key Risk Factors to Minimize for Startup Success

Startup Professionals Musings

The selection of an inappropriate pricing, marketing, or distribution strategy is a large potential risk. Evaluate your business and location for sensitivity to floods, hurricanes, and catastrophic pollution problems, like an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Market entry strategy risk. Technology risk.

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Ten High Risk Drivers Every Entrepreneur Faces

Startup Professionals Musings

The selection of an inappropriate pricing, marketing, or distribution strategy is a large potential risk. Evaluate your business and location for sensitivity to floods, hurricanes, and catastrophic pollution problems, like the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Market entry strategy risk. Technology risk.

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Ten Key Elements Make a Startup a Risky Business

Startup Professionals Musings

The selection of an inappropriate pricing, marketing, or distribution strategy is a large potential risk. Evaluate your business and location for sensitivity to floods, hurricanes, and catastrophic pollution problems, like the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Market entry strategy risk. Technology risk.

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Boulder Shouldn’t Municipalize Its Energy Utility System

Feld Thoughts

A municipal utility may be able to provide electricity that is cheaper or about as affordable as our current utility offers – or the city may waste millions of dollars trying, just as communities in Florida , California , and New Mexico have done recently.