Innovation
Why I'm leaving Silicon Valley - Preethi Kasireddy - Medium
Here's something I never thought I'd say: this is my last week in Silicon Valley. This post is a personal one. Rather than sharing insights on Blockchain or Javascript, I'd like to walk through my inner journey the past few years.
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Here's why some start-ups are leaving Silicon Valley
Salvador Dauvergen, a serial entrepreneur from California, bustled around a co-working space in Bali, Indonesia on a Monday morning greeting familiar faces. He was wearing a t-shirt, shorts and flip flops - or as he referred to it, the Bali business suit.
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As Silicon Valley Gets 'Crazy,' Midwest Beckons Tech Investors
Venture capital, the financial fuel for new companies, is also concentrated on the coast. More than 50 percent of all venture capital money spent in the United States goes to companies in California alone, according to the National Venture Capital Association.
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Downsizing (2017) - Official Trailer - Paramount Pictures
A big world is waiting. Watch the new trailer for
Downsizing
, directed by Alexander Payne and starring Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, and Kristen Wiig! In theatres this December.
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COP21: Paris Summit kicks off with flurry of climate and R&D funding pledges
Major world powers, including the US, UK, China, Brazil, India and South Africa, have pledged to double funding in clean technology research and development to $20bn over the next five years.
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Green economy
The green economy is defined as an economy that results in reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities, and that aims for sustainable development without degrading the environment. It is closely related with ecological economics, but has a more politically applied focus.
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DOE Clean Energy Investment Center Fact Sheet
FACT SHEET: DOE Clean Energy Impact Investment Center The President's Climate Action Plan (CAP) recognizes the need for action to address the impacts of climate change. Financing is an important component to success of the CAP.
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Our Work With R20
About the collaboration The R20 Regions of Climate Action is a non-profit organization founded in 2010 by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and other global leaders in cooperation with the United Nations.
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