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Green Roofs: Startup Opportunities in Urban Agriculture

The Startup Magazine

One innovative and environmentally friendly approach that is gaining in popularity with both agricultural experts and city planners is that of green roofs. Green roofs, also known as living roofs, not only contribute to the aesthetic appeal of buildings but also present a unique opportunity for startups in urban agriculture.

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5 Steps To Finding The Best Investor For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Even though the color of their money is always green, all startup investors are not the same. Investor due diligence on a startup is not a mysterious black art, but is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan. It’s no fun for either side.

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How to Avoid a Common Product Mistake Many Teams Make

Both Sides of the Table

When computers moved from “green screens” to Windows we – the educated, young, technophiles – easily grasped the concept. It was hard to imagine customer service reps who had learned every keystroke short-cut by heart on a green screen and weren’t eager to embrace the obvious future. Startup Advice'

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5 Green Start-Up Ideas for Entrepreneurs

The Startup Magazine

If you belong to the environmentally awake part of the society and you are done working for big corporations who are large polluters, then starting a small green business is the perfect option for you. So, here are some startup ideas for a first-time business owner and environmentalist. Green cleaning. Source: Unsplash.

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Why applying to an accelerator is the best route for your startup?

The Startup Magazine

By Gayle Jennings OByrne Though interest rates have gone down slightly, ongoing market volatility means that funding for startups is still difficult. Meanwhile, the more recently started AngelPad program has provided an average of $14 million in funding for startups participating in its programs.

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Design for the Novice, Configure for the Pro

Both Sides of the Table

lean startups or even the advent of AJAX. In designing GUI interfaces for people coming from the green-screen world we built applications that would be great for desktop publishing, not customer service reps. Fast forward a decade and now I had a startup filled with smart web developers.

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The 20 Coolest CoWorking Spaces In The U.S.

YoungUpstarts

Coworking spaces are a really cool option for a lot of workers that, for whatever reason, don’t really fit in to a traditional office space like startups, telecommuters, small businesses, and especially creatives in search of collaboration. The Hatchery in San Francisco is a great place for startups to take root. Office Nomads.