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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. Implementing sophisticated sensor technology is just half the battle. Advanced Pipeline Leak Detection Technology.

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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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Why I Doubled Down on YouTube Investments with MiTĂș

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 ). . The secret is that solar is an exponential technology that follows Wright’s Law. But a complementary technology is almost ready to do the job: batteries. We used a very similar model at my last startup, Bright , which is now the leading residential solar company in Mexico. That’s all true.

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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. More technology implementation is going to happen in 2021 and businesses will get more automated in their operations and processes. Photo Credit: John Ross.

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

Austin Startup

Sensor technology similar to that used in driverless vehicles The STRAP device uses both LIDAR and ultrasonic (SONAR) sensors to ‘see’ for its vision-impaired user in much the same way as these sensors enable vehicles to be operated autonomously. The device is now available for preorder at an introductory price of $500 with a $50 deposit.

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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. Technology risk. New technologies, especially those characterized as “paradigm shifts” or “disruptive” may have long and costly acceptance cycles, or may run into unpredictable performance or manufacturing problems.