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From Airbnb to TaskRabbit to Zimride, sharing is becoming big business

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Technology Live. Dubbed "collaborative consumption" — or "the sharing economy" — this movement represents the newly cemented intersection of online social networking, mobile technology, the minimalist movement and heightened penny-pinching brought on by lingering economic uncertainties. Skip to Main Content. Tech: Blogs. Game Hunters.

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SuperMac War Story 9: Sales, Not Awards « Steve Blank

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How to Start a Successful Consulting Business: The Complete 10 Step Guide (2019)

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Helping teams to better communicate with each other and helping companies to better communicate with the market. Computer/technology consulting. In a recent study on the Crowdfunding Industry , World Bank predicted that the crowdfunding market could increase to between $90 and $96 billion, which is approximately 1.8

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Venture Capital in the Rockies Winter 2010 Unveils Promising Growth Companies Ahead of Conference

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Twenty Companies Ranging From Seed Stage to Mezzanine Will Showcase Next Generation Technologies from Various Industries at the 27 th Annual VCIR Winter 2010 Conference. Companies from Colorado represent the majority of presenters and constitute all of the clean technology and new energy companies participating in the conference.

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Venture Capital in the Rockies Winter 2010 Unveils Promising Growth Companies Ahead of Conference

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This year’s conference will highlight twenty promising early-growth companies; all based in the Rocky Mountain region and a majority of which are focused on clean technology, a burgeoning industry in the area. RavenBrick delivers innovative solar-controlled windows, which reduce energy costs by up to 50 percent.