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Startups – Designing for Triple-Bottom-Line Innovations
By Guest Author Soren Petersen Startups tackling sustainability are now in vogue, with organic farming, clean energy and mediation platforms for the sharing-economy. Whether they are rooted in a sincere desire to improve our world or just interested in lip service remains to be seen. If the sustainability performance from established firms is any indicator
A Startup Idea to Help Empty Nesters
Over the years, I have observed a lot of people struggle with their newfound freedom as empty nesters. With children off in college after 18 years of dedicated nurturing, many parents find themselves lost. Especially for those parents with no professional identity, this phase of life becomes particularly challenging. Demographic trends suggest that this problem
A Startup Idea to Leverage Good Writers
As someone who is a prolific writer, I happen to respect good writing. These days, however, writings skills are not generating much by way of compensation. Journalism, for instance, a profession that was a good livelihood generator for writers, is an imploding industry. Against that backdrop, here is a startup idea that could become a
A Startup Idea: HARO for Indian and Global SMBs
HARO stands for Help A Reporter Out. In case you do not know about the service, you should. It’s a site that has gathered numerous journalists and businesses, including a large number of small businesses. Journalists place queries for sources and businesses – “experts” – respond. I use the service extensively for my stories. I
Startup Idea to Help Women Return to the Workforce
As I am thinking through the solutions needed to help older engineers reconfigure their careers [Ref. A Startup Idea To Help Older, Laid-off Engineers], I am also thinking about a related issue: older women trying to get back into the workforce. I know too many talented women who are now in their forties and fifties, and
A Startup Idea to Help Older, Laid-off Engineers
Following my three earlier pieces [Tech Layoffs For 2016 Projected To Be Deep – What Happens To 260,000 Highly Skilled Professionals In Their 40s And 50s?, Intel’s Layoffs – What Will Happen To The Older Workers?, Advice For Laid-Off Engineers], I want to brainstorm about some startup ideas that would be helpful in addressing the
