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Innovation in Sustainability: From Trash to Textiles

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Monique Maissan is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Shanghai, CEO of Vision Textiles, and founder of Waste2Weave. I was intrigued when I learned about a game-changing technology in 2006: the manufacture of fabric from recycled plastic bottles. However, I said no to the project.

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Why You Should Put Yourself Out There and Try New Products

Both Sides of the Table

In 2006 I started using Facebook and most of my friends & colleagues thought I was strange. I had blogged when I was an entrepreneur. I had blogged when I was an entrepreneur. Ironic to be self-centered while you’re trying to offer advice to others. Sometimes they take off and they reward the early innovators.

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Does Atlantic Canada have a blueprint for rural revival in the post-pandemic era?

TechCrunch

Stephen Harper, the country’s prime minister from 2006 to 2015, famously quipped that the region suffered from “ a culture of defeatism.” Entrepreneurs cite IRAP , the National Research Council of Canada’s Industrial Research Assistance Program, as key to obtaining funds that subsidize wages for staff and contractors.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. I spoke about how Amazon Web Services deserves far more credit for the last 5 years of innovation than it gets credit for and how I believe they spawned the micro-VC category. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs. What a bubble means for each entrepreneur.

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How AT&T is Supporting Small Businesses

Smart Hustle Magazine

AT&T small business is providing innovative and business-changing solutions. From entrepreneurs to emerging businesses to small businesses — this is where innovation comes from. You're going to see some amazing technological innovations that come out during this timeframe. Disruptive Innovation. Final Words.

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5 top investors in Dutch startups discuss trends, hopes and 2020 opportunities

TechCrunch

While taxes are high, entrepreneurs won’t find the staggering income inequality so often seen in cities like San Francisco and New York. Adyen launched in 2006, and in June 2018, it was listed as one of Europe’s largest tech IPOs with a value of €7 billion. Lots of innovation, great infrastructure, good talent.

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Joseph Lee, CEO of Kairous Capital, Shares His Cross-Border Investment Philosophy for the Asia Pacific Region

AsiaTechDaily

I initially worked as an analyst at a stock-broking firm until 2004 before embarking on my venture capital and private equity journey, where I made my first investments in Greater China before exiting via the London Stock Exchange later between 2005 and 2006. Other than that, we place significant weight on the founder’s attitude.

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