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Underground Bike Parking in Japan
Space Saving and innovative !
Very interesting concept, can be developed easily for any crowded place.
Solar lighting with a plastic bottle and water
Creating light with a plastic bottle and water.
Great idea – any takers ?
Your idea could revolutionize farming in India!
Here is your chance to get your bright and green idea implemented! To push for renewable energy and its application, Greenpeace has come up with an Innovation Challenge. We are looking for designs for a renewable energy powered irrigation pump to help farmers in Bihar.
Currently, the farmers are using diesel pumps to irrigate their farm lands. But rising diesel prices are making the operational cost of existing pumps expensive. The need for a new design is urgent which is more sustainable. Solar pumps do exist, but have a number of issues: they’re expensive, fragile, easily stolen, and viewed as unproven.
Imagine a pump which can solve these issues! To facilitate the idea of an alternative pump design, we’re hosting a challenge that’s a little different from most engineering competitions. The process is transparent: as soon as a design is submitted it’s open to the public and other entrants to review. Participants get feedback from experts in the field and the opportunity to iterate on their design in a real-world scenario.
Prize
30,000 Euros prize money under all categories and a chance to work with us to prototype their concept in farmers fields in India!
The challenge starts on September 3 and runs for 10 weeks. More information is available at http://www.greenpeacechallenge.org
We look forward to your participation! Spread the word in your networks, institutions, colleges and workplaces.
We need smart design ideas to make irrigation clean, viable and affordable!
http://www.greenpeacechallenge.org
Karl Mehta’s app for Social Change
Filthy Streets? Truant Teachers? Karl Mehta’s Got an App for That
Shortly after the ravaging Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast heavily last year leaving an estimated $68 billion of damage in its wake, San
Francisco Bay Area venture capitalist Karl Mehta was at the White House and heard government agencies, such as FEMA, come together with companies like Google to rebuild the area and provide for its victims.
“This gave me first-hand insight as to how a combination of the public and private sectors could come together to manage these types of situations,” Mehta told reporters in a teleconference with the India media Aug. 15, shortly after launching the initiative “Code for India.”
The unique initiative aims to gather 1 million software engineers from throughout the world who will volunteer for eight hours a month to develop mobile applications that address India’s most-pressing needs.
“It’s better than someone handing you an $80 million check,” said Mehta, noting that the project has a potential value of $800 million per month. “Code for India” will focus on issues in education; health and sanitation; food and water; and entrepreneurship. The project develops solutions based on citizen input: “If you see a problem and think there should be a solution, type it into our wiki, and thousands of engineers will work on it,” said the Mountain View-based Mehta, adding that he already has a team of 300 volunteers, many from Google, Facebook, and Amazon.
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The Small Business Resource & Communication Guide
As you think about how you can change the world with you new great idea, take a look at the resources below to help get you there :
Start Up Business Ideas
- Starting & Growing your Small Business – This is a great resource for anyone ready to start a small business. This guide answers many of the basic questions new entrepreneurs have as they begin planning a new business.
- Business Ideas – This website for the Entrepreneur magazine holds a wealth of information for anyone considering starting a small business. Topics on this page include start up ideas, as well as ten fast growing industries that anyone planning a small business should consider.
- Eight Best Industries for Starting a Business – Presented by INC. Magazine, this slideshow presents eight growing industries that hold good potential for small business owners.
- Best Business Start up Ideas for 2013 – This article presents online business start up ideas. Many online business industries are low entry with the potential for strong growth well into the future.
- Turn Your Ideas into an Income Stream – Specific goals are needed for successful business start ups and this article gives three great tips for turning your ideas into a steady income.
- Choosing A Start up Business – According to the author of this article, a successful business depends on 99% passion and 99% hard work so be sure to choose a business you love!
- Business Start up & Fact Sheet – This is a helpful resource to use as a checklist when planning your new business.
Know more about Business Plans, Communication & Marketing Plans, Finance, etc. – Click Here
Mentoring Clinic: Start-up Valuation: How do VCs and Angels Valuate your Startup?
One of the most frequently asked questions at any start-up event or investor panel, is “How do investors value a start-up?”. there are many valuation tools & methods out there. They range in purpose for anything from the smallest of firms, all the way to large public companies. In this mentoring clinic we would be discussing the issue of valuation by investigating what an investor is looking for when valuing a company
This clinic will help you to:
- Acquire knowledge and skills about valuation.
- Network with entrepreneurs
- Device potential solutions to your challenges
- Get practical insights and clarify doubts from our expert panel
When and Where?
Date: Friday, 16th August, 2013
Time: 02:30 pm 04:00 pm (Online)
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The 8 Best Industries for Starting a Business – 2013
Click Here for a quick Slide Show to view the 8 Best Industries for Starting a Business, including :
- Wearable Computing
- Artisanal Alcohol, Boutique Beer
- Cruise Specialists
- Online Education
- Consumer Health Technology
- Specialized Online Retail
- 3-D Printing
- Virtual Data Rooms
TheFunTheory.com
This site is dedicated to the thought that something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people’s behaviour for the better. Be it for yourself, for the environment, or for something entirely different, the only thing that matters is that it’s change for the better. Use it at work, at home or just for fun !
The Play Belt
Can we ensure everyone keeps their safety belt on by making it fun to do? This is another of the ideas that made it to the final of the fun theory award, created by Nevena Stojanovic from Serbia. The idea is being tested in Sweden in the hope it could be applied to all vehicles in the future.
The Speed Camera Lottery
The winning idea of the fun theory award, submitted by Kevin Richardson, USA. Can we get more people to obey the speed limit by making it fun to do? This was the question Kevin’s idea answered and it was so good that Volkswagen, together with The Swedish National Society for Road Safety, actually made this innovative idea a reality in Stockholm, Sweden.
Visit the site www.thefuntheory.com for many more interesting ideas
Microsoft India’s engagement with startups
With immediate effect, Microsoft will offer all startup related offerings in India under a single umbrella. In alignment with the recent Microsoft
Ventures announcement, Microsoft India will now offer startups a single point of entry to engage with Microsoft through a broad-based and holistic approach–featuring a seed fund, an accelerator program and the community evangelism program called BizSpark.
Microsoft Ventures in India will be spearheaded by Mukund Mohan. Ravi Narayan, previously the Managing Director of MentorPartners, has joined the team and will be responsible for Microsoft Ventures Accelerator and its connections with other community initiatives. Kattayil Rajinish Menon will drive broad community engagements as part of the BizSpark program for startups with other accelerators, incubators, industry forums as well as Microsoft customers and partners in India.
Enclosed is a press release for more information – Microsoft India consolidates startup offerings
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