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An LA-led, public-private partnership pitches a $150B green infrastructure package to Congress

TechCrunch LA

Of that, $10 billion will go toward solar and energy storage projects designed to make grids more resistant to climate-related catastrophes like extreme weather events, wildfires and other disasters. Revenues for these companies have dropped precipitously as consumer-facing demand has fallen off a cliff.

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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

TechCrunch LA

. “From the invention of the semiconductor to the creation of the Internet, new engines of economic growth have emerged due to public investments that support research, commercialization, and strong supply chains,” the White House wrote. Water and power infrastructure .

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Burn This Number After Calling: Greg Cohn on Burner

socalTECH

I was also very involved in the strategy on Yahoo's Brickhouse incubation effort. My co-founder, Will Carter, is a mobile developer and design researcher, who has been developing innovative, experimental applications, and in some cases interesting product applications since the beginning of the mobile explosion.

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Keep It Down Up There | The Canadian Tech Scene in Toronto

Tech Zulu Event

Peek left Freshbooks to work with boutique UX design firm, Jet Cooper , which is another major staple to the Toronto tech scene.With a team of about 20 designers, Jet Cooper is well known in their city for their work. We had so much demand that we had to shut down the office for a week and draw shitty avatars.

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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

Both Sides of the Table

There are a million ways to either research your industries market size and you’re likely to have to do some basic estimations to figure out much of that is addressable to you. But not doing basic research makes no sense. How much ad revenue does TripAdvisor make? And how much do others providers make? Market Structure.

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Why Coachella Valley Is a Hub for Renewable Energy Startups

Tech.Co

Our “everything water” web service, called the HydraCommunity, is designed to allow collaboration between water agencies, water customers, water use equipment, and other water related services. Can you tell us more about your company. Hank: Seco Sys has developed a range of web services that are dedicated to managing all types of water.

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Why Coachella Valley Is a Hub for Renewable Energy Startups

Tech.Co

Our “everything water” web service, called the HydraCommunity, is designed to allow collaboration between water agencies, water customers, water use equipment, and other water related services. Can you tell us more about your company. Hank: Seco Sys has developed a range of web services that are dedicated to managing all types of water.

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