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Embracing the Circular Economy: One EO Entrepreneur’s Story

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Integral to the Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s core beliefs is our commitment to making a positive difference in the world—exemplified by our pledge to support the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He joined EO in 2004. But how do we get there? Responsible Recycling.

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The Benefits of Patenting: When to Protect Your Inventions and Why

StartupNation

That’s why it’s crucial that you know your invention through and through, and whether there’s any aspect you need to develop further before having it patented. Cases of former staff being pumped about processes or unethical surveillance techniques being used to anticipate competitor developments are not uncommon. In the U.S.,

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Green Energy Makes Business Sense

OurCrowd

Global oil companies like Shell, BP, Total and Repsol are investing unprecedented amounts to develop new solar, wind and other green energy technologies. Musk, whose 2004 bet on electric cars looked risky at the time and now seems prophetic. These developments are creating exciting opportunities for investors. Just ask Elon.

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Benchmarking ServiceNow's S-1 - How 7 Key SaaS Metrics Stack Up

Tomasz Tunguz

ServiceNow’s software allows clients to develop custom applications for their own needs, often with the help of the company’s professional services team. The business was founded in 2004, but hit its stride 2009 and went public in 2012. ServiceNow has recorded a better than 1.0 at $93M in revenue.

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The Characteristics of a Billion Dollar Consumer Hardware Startup

Tomasz Tunguz

Founded in 2004, GoPro is about 10 years old and during the past few years has witnessed spectacular growth. The chart above shows the four different expense categories GoPro reported in its S-1: Advertising, General and Administrative, Research and Development, and Sales and Marketing.

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“Customer First” Healthcare

abovethecrowd.com

From 2004 to 2014, the average payments for coinsurance rose 107% from $117 to $242. These tools might enable online booking, provide the ability for more frequent customer-provider communication, facilitate surveys and feedback, automate follow-up correspondence, and anticipate customer needs.

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Unbundling the Game Engine: The Rise of Next Generation 3D Creation Engines

Andreessen Horowitz

Before the 2010s, most studios developed their own internal engines to build their games. Now, almost all games are built using the third party engines shown below, excluding some of the largest AAA budget games that still develop on their own (e.g. EA’s Frostbite, Infinity Ward Engine, etc).