Remove 1997 Remove Global Remove Green
article thumbnail

Why Now Is The Right Time For New Green Technology

YoungUpstarts

For green technology, the barriers — high costs, lack of supporting infrastructure, the weight of tradition — have been especially prohibitive. But the timing is finally right for some green tech to take off. The time in the spotlight is finally here for green innovations like permeable pavement. The Rise of Green Technology.

Green 178
article thumbnail

30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Netflix was founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph to combat late fees for video rentals. Before Jobs returned to the business in 1997, its sales, and popularity all steadily declined for 12 years, nearly driving it into bankruptcy. Photo Credit: Rob Greene. Thanks to Rob Greene, Price of Meat. #13-

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

5 Most Successful Products Ever and What Small Businesses Can Learn From Them

crowdSPRING Blog

Lipitor (1997). Japan – technical juggernaut and one of the most powerful economies around the globe – chose a video game hero to represent their culture on the global stage. Mario first jumped into the global spotlight in 1985. Make sure your product offers something worthwhile to keep customer’s coming back.

article thumbnail

Leadership Lessons To Help Guide You To Excellence

Duct Tape Marketing

He’s out with yet another co-authored book with Nancye Green called — Tom Peters’ Compact Guide to Excellence. He's single-handedly invented, and he's out with yet another co-authored book, uh, co-authored with Nancy Green, entitled Tom Peters Compact Guide to Excellence. Uh, Nancy Green is no slouch on her own, right?

article thumbnail

Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces?

alexpoole.info

Lund, 1997, 1998, 1999 ). Pingback: Using Typography to Your Advantage | Pros Global TV. We ended up with Helvetiva, albeit at a slighly larger size than many of our European cousins, in white on dark-green or blue, or black on white. See this post for a more detailed critique of Weildon’s research. Review article.

article thumbnail

Should You Serve Fair Trade Coffee?

Up and Running

In a global market where the buyers and sellers of coffee are often half a world away from those who grow and maintain the plants themselves, do you know what those worker’s lives are like? What about the farms, are they environmentally friendly, and are they using green and sustainable methods?

Green 115
article thumbnail

Why You Should Use Localisation in a Globalised World

The Startup Magazine

Sushi – a food that has reached its tentacles around the world and is now served in over 20,000 restaurants outside Japan, can be considered a truly successful global product. Localisation, or l10n, is the process of adapting a global product or content to a specific local market. Localisation shows you care.