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The gray revolution: Fundraising within the older adult space

TechCrunch

Lawrence Kosick is the co-founder of GetSetUp , the largest online learning community designed specifically for older adults. We see an emphasis on young founders (“40 Under 40”), innovative ideas and disruptive challenges to legacy brands, incumbent companies and “old” ways of thinking. billion in 2050.

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Accelerating Sustainable Food Business Solutions to Reshape Our Cities

Impact Hub

The UN predicts that by 2050, this proportion will rise to more than two thirds. Photo: Sutton Community Farm. The program was born out of the passion for and expertise around sustainable food among the Impact Hub King’s Cross community. More than half of the world’s population now lives in cities and urban areas.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

Finishing is the ripest for disruption. According to UN forecasts, the number of people living in cities is expected to double by 2050, growing from 3.5 This is an indication that the industry is ready for disruption. Something in both the masonry and bricklayer arena as well as framing would be interesting.

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Mistaking performance for competence

TechCrunch

” Here is what they told me: Peter Barrett, Playground Global: Why the venture community decided to call in an airstrike on their portfolio companies is quite beyond me. Rodney Brooks (Rethink Robotics) at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2017. The top 200 startups will be invited to exhibit at Disrupt in September. Fair enough.