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STRAP TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES GROUND BREAKING DEVICE TO AID THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

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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. including oncoming bumps, holes.

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26 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

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Several “experts” in marketing and advertising, and IP lawyers, tried to talk me into changing it. The company really started over 8 years ago with a nickname from my fans in South Texas who affectionately gave me the nickname, Juan Lobo, which is my name in Spanish. Buttercloth was born. It was just natural. 7- My name in Spanish.

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How to Improve Profit by an Average of 11.1%

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Do you have patents or IP wedges that create defensible moats around your differentiation? As an innovation firm based in Austin, Texas, we thrive on helping companies create, transform, realize and profit from the value they create in the market. How do they compare to your competition? Why do they actually matter to your customers?

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

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Flings Pop-Up Recycling and Trash Bins

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A few years ago, several friends started a company called Evergreen IP to help inventors commercialize their consumer innovations. And they are available at most Safeway stores in Seattle, Portland, and Northern CA; at most Vons in Southern CA; at most HEB’s in Texas; and at all Price Choppers in New York State/Western CT.

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