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5 Reasons For Monetizing The Idle Resources Of Others

Startup Professionals Musings

The pervasive ability and need to communicate constantly and globally through the Internet and smartphones is incenting everyone to get more out of their own assets and time, and capitalize on the idle resources of others. Assets need to move in a community of engaged users. Community means more than supply and demand.

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The Sharing Economy Is Changing The Rules Of Business

Startup Professionals Musings

The pervasive ability and need to communicate constantly and globally through the Internet and smartphones is incenting everyone to get more out of their own assets and time, and capitalize on the idle resources of others. Assets need to move in a community of engaged users. Community means more than supply and demand.

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5 Principles That Drive The New Market For Sharing

Startup Professionals Musings

The pervasive ability and need to communicate constantly and globally through the Internet and smartphones is incenting everyone to get more out of their own assets and time, and capitalize on the idle resources of others. Assets need to move in a community of engaged users. Community means more than supply and demand.

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Be A Winning Entrepreneur In The New Sharing Economy

Startup Professionals Musings

The pervasive ability and need to communicate constantly and globally through the Internet and smartphones is incenting everyone to get more out of their own assets and time, and capitalize on the idle resources of others. Assets need to move in a community of engaged users. Community means more than supply and demand.

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

At the launch of the company, the core email community (people with a lot of technical understanding) was our target audience. Donating a portion of all our profits to veteran and cancer research charities establishes our brand as a revolution in companies that give back to the community rather than leech off of their customers.

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10 Amazing Microfinance Success Stories

YoungUpstarts

from Cuba despite speaking no English and being legally blind. The bank lends to groups of women, with each receiving $50 to $100 to buy rickshaws for transporting wheat to market or to help them open Internet kiosks. Amazingly, Calzado herself emigrated to the U.S. SHARE Micro Finance Limited, India.

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Out of the Crisis #17: Max Henderson on Covid Act Now, exponential growth, and how to help

Startup Lessons Learned

As the son of immigrants from Cuba and Germany, Max has deep faith in the power of American ingenuity. I was able to bring some friends on quarantine with me and so, I've, at least, had some sense of community during this and- Eric Ries : That's great. All of his work is designed to help it thrive. Max Henderson : Hardest thing?