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5 noteworthy startup-led trends of the 21st century that transformed industries | Propel(x)

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Deep tech refers to scientific or engineering innovations that disrupt existing industries through years of research, patent application, and other forms of intellectual property. Because of the time and investment needed to bring deep tech solutions to market, many startups require significant and sustained capital to get up and running.

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AI-powered building design platform BeamUP emerges from stealth with $15M

TechCrunch

Designing for sustainability adds even more complexity to the process, chiefly because it requires integrating “green” principles and complying with environmental laws and regulations. The slow uptake threatens to impede the industry’s progress toward desired goals, like improved sustainability.

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A Samurai, a Knight, and a Yankee

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Let’s listen to former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke in a 2002 speech he gave before the National Economic Club. Private and public pensions are the easiest pools of capital to rob. The result is that any disruption to the flow of energy will quickly cripple the Japanese economy, as it has no way to quickly produce energy internally.

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