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Welcoming Max Webster to the Version One team

Version One Ventures

In fact, he started his own consultancy, Entiende Bitcoin , to help Bitcoin companies develop and distribute products in emerging markets. And before that, he was one of the founding members of Bright , the leading residential solar company in Mexico backed by investors like Y Combinator and First Round Capital.

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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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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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The Energy Revolution is (Finally) Here

Version One Ventures

cents / kwh in New Mexico ). . We used a very similar model at my last startup, Bright , which is now the leading residential solar company in Mexico. Although a few full-service distributed energy installation companies have enjoyed success (e.g. cents / kwh in Abu Dhabi and 1.5 This is a very, very big deal.

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Five Reasons Every CEO Should Give Back On Giving Tuesday And Beyond

YoungUpstarts

My charity of choice this year is Corazón de Vida, a charity dedicated to helping the over 6,000 abandoned children living in the Northern Baja areas of Mexico. Since Mexico does not have the social programs to help care for these children, such as foster care or a welfare system, they are left to the care of underfunded orphanages.

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20 Entrepreneurs Share Their One Prediction for Business in 2021

Hearpreneur

At Whom Home, we are in a fortunate position of having a warehouse located in Mexico, which has allowed us to continue operations throughout almost the whole time of the pandemic. Being agile, nimble, and quick. Forward-thinking and planning to ensure the survival of our companies. 13- Total confusion when transitioning.

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Top Ten Reasons STRAP is Changing the Game with Advanced Tech for the Visually Impaired

Austin Startup

About STRAP Technologies The device was first developed in Mexico by STRAP Technologies CEO and Founder, Diego Roel, who comes from an extensive background in robotics, new product ideation, R&D and IP strategy. STRAP Technologies is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with a Research and Development lab in Guadalajara, Mexico.

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