Hi Arnie,
Here is your weekly dose of new business ideas, this week's Wise Words interview, and our Springwise top ten, which this month focuses on the best innovations from Eco and Sustainability over the last 12 months:
This edition of Springwise Weekly is sponsored by HighTable:
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MIT Sloan Management Review & HighTable Present: Dethroning an Established Platform | |
What can you do when a competitor has already established a leading platform? Learn from Apple's iPhone, Google's Gmail and Facebook — and how they overtook earlier market leaders. This complimentary PDF, a new article from the Summer issue of MIT Sloan Management Review, answers the question, "How can companies successfully challenge dominant platform players in technology markets?" Click here to download. |  |
Top 10 ideas from Eco and Sustainability over the last 12 months | |
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We've picked out our top ten Eco & Sustainability articles from the last 12 months on Springwise, designed to provide entrepreneurs with plenty of fresh inspiration for the future. READ MORE…
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Earth-orbiting satellite can be used by anyone | |
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ArduSat is preparing to launch a small satellite featuring Arduino circuit boards into space, enabling people to pay to run their own programs on it. READ MORE…
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App enables sports fans to upgrade their tickets in-game | |
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Live sports fans who have spotted empty seats in a better location can now upgrade their tickets instantly with the Pogoseat app. READ MORE…
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Browser extension signs users into websites only when they approach a computer | |
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Ford has collaborated with ad agency Ogilvy Paris to produce Keyfree Login, a browser extension that uses the proximity of a selected cell phone as a key to login to websites. READ MORE…
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Contractors bid to install rooftop solar panels | |
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Gridbid is a site which sees quality contractors bid for the job of installing solar panels on people's roofs. READ MORE...
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Software enables 180-degree pannable movies for the iPad | |
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Software startup Condition One has developed technology that lets anyone use existing cameras to create 180-degree pannable movies for the iPad. READ MORE...
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Cardboard packaging includes directions for turning it into something new | |
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Dutch stroller manufacturer Joolz has printed instructions on the packaging of its products to encourage customers to turn the boxes into something new and useful. READ MORE…
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App broadcasts location to contacts for the length of a phone call only | |
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Mapfia is harnessing GPS technology to let smartphone owners find out where their contacts are in the real world, while maintaining privacy. READ MORE...
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Wise Words with Jonas Gam and Peder Burgaard | |
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Award-winning entrepreneurs Jonas Gam and Peder Burgaard share the thinking behind their interactive swing — Son-X Octavia. READ MORE...
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Inflatable cast can be applied anywhere, and by anyone | |
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The Multiprotector is an inflatable device that serves much the same purpose as a plaster cast but can be quickly and easily applied anywhere and by anyone. READ MORE...
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In Stockholm, hotel accepts artwork as payment for a night's stay | |
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The Clarion Hotel Stockholm has recently begun accepting artwork as payment from the artists who visit. READ MORE…
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Collapsible backpack offers safer water transport in the developing world | |
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Greif launched the WaterWear backpack as a safer and more ecologically responsible alternative to their industrial containers that were being used as makeshift water-carrying vessels. READ MORE...
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Faucet enables users to choose between cleaning and drinking water | |
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The Tyent USA Under Counter Extreme 9000T enables users to alter the levels of acidity or alkalinity of tap water with a one-touch process. READ MORE...
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In Uruguay, an online platform for collaboration on Latin American films | |
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Based in Uruguay, LALA is a platform for movie makers, actors, directors, writers, musicians, film professionals and cinema lovers that aims to facilitate the creation and funding of Latin American films. READ MORE…
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Triple-security pants are designed to foil pickpockets | |
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P^Cubed Travel Pants from New York-based Clothing Arts are designed specifically to keep pickpockets at bay. READ MORE…
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Online marketplace uses video and tagging for interactive promotions | |
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VideoDeals is a Dutch site that lets sellers tap the power of videos and tagging to promote their products interactively. READ MORE…
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From Japan, retailer's alarm clock app wakes users with music tailored to the weather | |
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Uniqlo Wake Up is a social alarm app from Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo that incorporates the current weather, time and day of the week into its wake-up music. READ MORE…
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