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Planning 500,000 charging points for EVs by 2025, Shell becomes the latest company swept up in EV charging boom

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One more deal soon followed. Volta Industries agreed to merge this month with Tortoise Acquisition II, a tie-up that would give the charging company named after battery inventor Alessandro Volta a $1.4 Once the transaction closes in the second quarter, LS Power and EVgo will hold a 74% stake in the newly combined company.

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9 Keys To Overcoming The Fear Of Change In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

These fears and how every business can counter innovation assassination are explored in a classic book, “ Robert's Rules of Innovation II: The Art of Implementation ,” by Robert F. When innovations are implemented that have clear value and acceptance by customers, business success will follow.

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Shark Tank II

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Thursday, March 3, 2011 -- Shark Tank II. Following on the popularity of last year's sold-out event, The Entrepreneur's Forum will be hosting the second annual Shark Tank event. You'll see four real companies pitch their firms to our esteemed panel of entrepreneurs and investors in a fast-paced, structured format.

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5 Risk Reduction Strategies For Your Next New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

McDonalds didn’t invent the fast food model – they simply improved on the cookie-cutter White Castle process. Before Wal-Mart made the low-cost high-volume business model famous, there was Ben Franklin and Two Guys who touted it way back following World War II. Many of the major business successes started this way.

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5 Keys To Reducing Startup Risk By Building On Trends

Startup Professionals Musings

McDonalds didn’t invent the fast food model – they simply improved on the cookie-cutter White Castle process. Before Wal-Mart made the low-cost high-volume business model famous, there was Ben Franklin and Two Guys who touted it way back following World War II. Many of the major business successes started this way.

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9 Ways To Make Innovation Happen In This Time Of Need

Startup Professionals Musings

These fears and how every business can counter innovation assassination are explored in a classic book, “ Robert's Rules of Innovation II: The Art of Implementation ,” by Robert F. When innovations are implemented that have clear value and acceptance by customers, business success will follow.

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Fast Follower III – First Mover Disadvantage

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Click here for Part I and Part II. As noted Fast Followers II , fast-follower entrepreneurs must have a solid point of differentiation in order to succeed. A runner who has no chance of winning the race is designated as the rabbit and is instructed to set a very fast initial pace. Fitch To Fulton.