Lukas Neckermann, business consultant and author of The Mobility Revolution, believes that autonomous vehicles have the potential to reduce road accidents. He believes that automated heavy good vehicles could drive in trains with small gaps between each truck for improved aerodynamics. This offers fuel economy gains of 20-30%, he states that the first logistics company to take the leap will gain significant competitive advantage. These automated vehicles could be adopted by the end of 2025. Read More>>
New York based start up Learn Vest has been sold to Northwestern Mutual for more that $250 million. LearnVest launched in 2009 by Alexa von Tobel, a Harvard Business School dropout, was intended to help women become more financially savvy. Read More>>
Brian Valentine, former Microsoft and Amazon.com executive and others have helped Wiserg, a Redmond startup to raise $11 million. The Start up is looking to convert food waste into organic fertilizer. The new funds will be used to help scale the manufacturing of the Wiserg Harvester food waste system, a device that breaks down food scraps at grocery stores into a nutrient-rich liquid. Read More>>
Facebook has launched Blueprint and LearnHow which are courses on everything from how to create an ad to digital buying. Blueprint consists of three dozen online courses about things like campaign optimization, leveraging video on Facebook, and how to effectively measure ads. While LearnHow is aimed at new marketers and small businesses. LearnHow focuses on the basics of advertising on Facebook, with instruction about how Facebook ads work, how to create a page or a custom audience, and how to measure results. Both these tools are available on desktop as well as mobile. Read More>>
Software developer Apigee, one of the fasted growing tech companies, has filed for an IPO. The tech company hopes to raise $86.3 million on the IPO. Apigee will trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol APIC. Read More>>
Managing our health via apps and devices is slowly becoming the norm. One such Start-up called MyHealthPal, has launcedan iOS app with an analytics platform that enables people with long-term health conditions to manage their condition. The start-up has managed to raise £500,000 from some well known investors. Read More>>
Mexico is projected to be the world’s 5th largest economy by 2050. With buying power projected to be $1.5 Trillion in the future, which spurs the growth of entrepreneurs in mexico. This article gives a brief description of the start-up industry in mexico and how it has developed over the years. Read More>>
With the growth of Tech Start-ups in Denver and Boulder, local economists have predicted that Colorado could become the silicon valley of agriculture. As most of these Start-ups in Colorado are , patenting new technologies in irrigation, food science and plant genetics. The industry is exponentially growing in Denver and small businesses are coming out with innovative ideas in the field of agriculture ready to contribute to the marketplace.Read More>>
The Affordable Care Act has driven a rush in entrepreneurship with more than 90 new healthcare companies that have been created since 2010, many with venture capital funding and many aimed at bringing hospitals and physicians software and management services to adapt to new Medicare and insurance payment models. There are five trends to watch out for as the Affordable Care Act turns five, according to colleagues at the PwC Health Research Institute’s new report. Read More>>
Startup’s can be a daunting mission for the thriving entrepreneur; having the sheer task of product development, venture capital, and sales which are of such obvious importance. All this leads to a real pressure to put branding on the back burner. That is believed to be the bridging gap towards the real success of the company as a solid brand identity is an invaluable resource to an early-stage company, one that makes it easier to raise money, drive revenue and build the team. A brand is a revenue and growth tool, one that drives your beliefs and strategic vision forward which helps to communicate with the target audience. Read More>>
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