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Five Drivers of Real Opportunity for Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

The BP oil spill in the Gulf, the volcanic eruption in Iceland, and recent earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, all suggest that real opportunities for change are needed in pollution control, just-in-time manufacturing, and building materials. Truly “disruptive” technologies. Usually, people pay to relieve pain before buying luxury items.

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This Week in NYC Innovation - February 22, 2010

This is going to be BIG.

RSVP: [link] Saturday, February 27th 9AM: Policy Making in the Digital Age The Morningside Post is thrilled to announce Policy Making in the Digital Age, a conference that will consider how the Internet and digital technology are changing policy making and international affairs. The conference is free and open to the public. RSVP: [link].

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This Week in the NYC Innovation Community – January 25, 2010

This is going to be BIG.

Join our panel of experts in media law, health care communications and digital/social media as we explore what this heightened government scrutiny may mean for PR practitioners, marketers and media strategists. On the invite list, as always, are the top Advertising, Music, Media & Technology professionals. Tuesday, January 26th.

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21 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

4- Provide intelligence to the government and the public. Government and the American public. 18 years have passed and lots of things have changed, thus my most important goal these days is to keep up with the technology regarding the internet. Ethics and morality were only measured against regulations. 18- Freedom.

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50+ Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

There was also an opportunity to use technology to build a much more efficient business – one that could pass savings from those efficiencies onto borrowers. It’s amazing that we’ve been able to provide careers for over 20 people in explaining a government benefit. Image Credit: Travis Good.

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Out of the Crisis #22: Ron Klain on pandemic response and preparedness, entrepreneurship, and rebuilding trust in institutions

Startup Lessons Learned

I'm able to do my work from home effectively, and all the technology, everything works. But I think even for those of us who have nice homes and the technology to work from home and the opportunity to work from home, there are challenges, as well. We worked with the Chinese government to put U.S. I'm working from home.