Electricity without the Grid! @OmegaGridInc is a peer to peer energy platform, connecting people with clean energy projects and local microgrids, while assisting utilities with real time grid balancing through Blockchain technology #blockchain#cleanenergy#business#greentech
Why is now a good time to start a business? 50% of Fortune 500 companies started during an economic downturn. Constraints present force companies to be smarter, creating innovations to address cash heavy aspects of traditional businesses #zebras#lookitup#startup#Entrepreneur
Why does silicone valley say 92% of startups fail? It values high growth & cash burn for adoption of "new advances in tech" rather than sustainable unit growth. "If a company runs on jet fuel, it becomes harder to switch to deisel" @Alex_Lazarow@joshk#startup#FridayMotivation
Flying pharmacies! @zipline is transforming last mile delivery with drone & medical supply chain technology. Delivering critical medicines to over 2500 medical centers, they operate the world's largest autonomous logistics network #socialgood#logistics#business#changetheworld
How do you balance growth with sustainability, to hedge against downturns? On average, Midwestern startups venture capital returns are among the best in the country. Just ask @TroyHenikoff, whose portfolio had 0% failure rate after 3 years. Whats the secret? #startups#investment
Truly disruptive companies are different than companies which create new markets. Netflix is a disruptor, Uber isn't. Read more about this here: https://t.co/vOC3G1YOCH
Addresses without streets! @letsokhi is shaping the future by making addresses without street names. Using a phone's GPS as an address, the technology connects people to deliveries, emergency services, and can even help fight against #covi̇d19#changetheworld#startup
Moving forward, companies and governments around the world will have to show commitment to the long term view, investing in resilience and sustainability to combat modern problems like #COVID19 and #ClimateChange
The more and more I think about it, the more I am really excited about the investing/entrepreneurship climate for 2021-2023. A lot to unpack on why exactly I feel like this, but for another time.
"Whatever has existence serves for profitable adaptation, and what does not have existence for actual usefulness". Be driven by what other people know, but capitalize on what you can learn #humility#frontierinnovators
Solar panels meet solar buildings! @epishine is redefining solar energy with organic photovoltaic cells capable of powering small devices from indoor light and even integration into building materials #solar#ClimateChange#innovation#energy
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