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Love And Giving Aren’t Green: Startups & Corporate Social Impact

YoungUpstarts

In my former life, I worked at an investment bank, where at least one day a year we were required/allowed to donate a day to “Community Teamworks,” and participate in a charitable program. I cleaned parks in Brooklyn, served meals in soup kitchens, and mentored underprivileged youth on personal finance.

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Rusty Tweed Explores How Sustainability is Impacting the Construction Industry

The Startup Magazine

To this end, a number of commercial green buildings have been designed with features that promote workplace productivity and ambiance. With advances in technology, green buildings can also be built at fairly competitive prices. The cumulative cost impact often adds to lower building operation and corresponding maintenance cost.

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3 Major Product Fails, And How To Avoid Their Mistakes

YoungUpstarts

Green ketchup, bottled water for pets, airport security “action figures”, yogurt shampoo – there have been some pretty epic product failures over the years. The startup community prides itself on supporting risk-taking and embracing failure. By Malcolm Stewart, CEO of YouEye. Innovation involves risk.

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As investor activity enjoys a resurgence, here are 10 breakthrough trends and companies to watch in 2025

The Startup Magazine

However, the plant parenthood trend has trickled those gardens indoors, and we quickly discovered that our thumbs dont magically turn green upon decorating our homes with each new leafy companion that is likely replacing one that didnt make it. Jeanna Liu, a former Wall Street executive, saw this cycle firsthand.

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Niche Marketplace Businesses Can Be Interesting

ReadWriteStart

This is a segment that is well beyond traditional micro-finance, but also somewhat below the scope of the regular financial institutions. Hardika intends to build a financial institution focused on this segment with financing from social entrepreneurship oriented venture funds like Unitus. million financing round for.

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The Sad Truth About Small Business Decision Making…

Up and Running

I love how so many startups and most small businesses are communities that work like small groups without a lot of hierarchy and structure. And in a lot of these businesses, with a community atmosphere, decisions are made by the whole group. The bookkeeper is unhappy that the package is red when she wanted it green.

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VC Funding in 2020: What Investors Look for in Startups

ReadWriteStart

Well, now investors are desiring to have more say in the direct control of the company, particularly its finances and its compliance with corporate regulations (for example, the GDPR, with tech startups). It is one of the several measures VCs take to ensure that their money is in the most capable hands and would produce desired results.