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The Shed is a startup out of Virginia trying to revive the rental-for-everything business

TechCrunch LA

. “We don’t buy product,” said Perrone. “We take delivery of all the products and rent them out in the local marketplaces where we do business.” Rodgers O’Neil came up with the concept back in 2012 when she was working as a marketing executive for General Electric out of Boston.

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Just raises $8M in its effort to beat Root at the car insurance game

TechCrunch LA

There’s Metromile, which launched its personalized pay-per-mile auto insurance in 2012. “The [Just] per mile price that a customer gets can change every month. Also, with so many people shifting to working from home over the last year, Just says it has seen increased demand this year. Image Credits: Just Insure.

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9 Innovative Startups To Watch For in 2024

Tech.Co

Bobbie One startup that's proved to have the formula for success this year is Bobbie – the first infant formula to be certified as organic by the USDA, and the fastest-growing product of its kind to enter the US market since the 1980s. Organic milk formula product Bobbie. million site visits in October alone. Gumroad homepage.

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How Businesses Can Find Scalable Ethernet Services in Southern California

Southern California Edison Blog

Southern California alone has a gross domestic product larger than countries including Mexico and Turkey. And, since 2012, just six counties in SoCal have seen their gross domestic product increase from $992 billion to $1.26 As you scale, those demands will only increase. Request Custom Pricing. trillion. ¹.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

An alternate outcome that I also unfortunately observe in some cases are companies who had extreme early success with an initial product adoption but failed in key areas that limited the growth and therefore the ultimate financial outcomes. How profitable is my product or service? As an early-stage VC I love this phase.

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Does Doing Good In Business Imply Doing Less Well?

Startup Professionals Musings

Employees and customers alike are looking for meaning, not simply employment and commodity prices. I can think of at least five ways that this benefits the business, as well as customers: Products in a purpose culture more readily sell at a premium price. Companies with a purpose culture have more productive teams.

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Start Business Planning Now For The Holiday Season

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet you can never forget the seasonal business cash flow and activity demands that are approaching, so to be prepared – you need to start the planning now. Home prices are slowly coming back, and consumer spending reached a new high of almost $11 billion in May 2013. Don’t let the demands of seasonal fluctuations spoil the party.

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