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Hacking Innovation Education in New York

This is going to be BIG.

The local tech community is figuring this out, not surprisingly, way before the academic institutions are—and where it is being discovered by academia, it’s being done on a one-off basis by educational revolutionaries in the innovation space who aren’t stopping to ask their schools for permission or to change curricula.

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10 Key Buildings in the Brooklyn Innovation Community

This is going to be BIG.

I wanted someone who was experimenting with computer controlled LEDs as an art form to feel part of the community as well--which is why I started referring to it as the "Innovation Community". Anyone who was doing something new and cutting edge should feel connected to each other--whether or not they are building a venture backed startup.

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10 Zurich-area investors on Switzerland’s 2020 startup outlook

TechCrunch

In a report analyzing Europe’s general economic health, cost of doing business, business environment and labor force quality, analysts looked for highly educated populations, strong economies, healthy business environments and relatively low costs for conducting business. Ten years ago startups were unusual.

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Marie Ekeland launches 2050, a new fund with radically ambitious, long-term goals

TechCrunch

2050 wants to focus on five fundamental areas — the future of food, better healthcare, improving education, shaping a sustainable lifestyle and fostering trust in the media and financial institutions. What we’re doing is quite innovative, so we’re learning by doing,” Ekeland said. Let’s start with the investment thesis.

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Life of Purpose: Madison Bachman Followed Her Passion to Research Baboons

StartupNation

The organization embraces innovation, education, ecological research, and natural landscape restoration. “Our vision is a world where wildlife and wild places are protected, and the human communities surrounding these areas have the necessary support to live in harmony with nature and the local primate inhabitants.”.

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Why Black Friday Is Toxic for Startups

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Take Apple as an example: they don’t offer discounts on their products (except for education), even though they could easily do so because their products are expensive. Lower business costs, more innovative strategies, a better reputation, and more new customers who value sustainability contribute to higher long-term profits.

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The true value of forests: insights from the European dialogue in the Emmental Valley

Impact Hub

The public forest serves many purposes and stakeholders, from joggers and botanists to ornithologists and forest kindergarten educators. Ideas ranged from innovative business models for the timber industry and therapeutic forest projects for hospitals to awareness campaigns and marketplaces for biodiversity credits.

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