Bill Gates Sees Opportunity in Batteries and Energy Storage Batteries are often taken for granted and the industry as whole has never been considered all that sexy. However, when you think about this industry, and its vital role in our technology-based society, you’ll realize that …
Startup ClickChores Enters the Booming Micro Job Market - Can it Compete?
The Micro Job Market is Booming The Internet is notable for its ability to sustain the expansion and contraction of never-imagined markets on a daily basis. From EBay to Facebook to the bitcoin debate that is grabbing headlines today, economies and new market opportunities have …
The Spotify Business Model: No Guts No Glory
We’ve Come a Long Way Since Napster Since Napster first introduced the world to digital music accessibility over a decade ago, the music industry and its role in the digital realm has been consistently challenged and redefined, both by new competitors and by the Recording …
The Only True Free Market Currency in the World?
Changing The Paradigm Many entrepreneurs aren’t familiar with what Bitcoin is or exactly how it works. And those who have read about Bitcoin online have most likely been subjected to misleading information, thanks to a lot of lazy journalism by writers who don’t have a …
Tesla Motors Carving Out a Niche in the Luxury Auto Market
Saving the Earth in Style When the company unleashed its landmark Roadster, the first fully electric sports car, Tesla Motors suddenly became a brand to be mentioned along with such luxury luminaries as Mercedes, Jaguar, and BMW. While electric cars have long been made available …
Uber: A Great Startup Business But Can it Survive?
Uber Cool, Uber Fast As a Chicagoan, one of the worst experiences in the city one can have is arriving at Midway, on the heels of a long-delayed flight, to realize that the Orange Line is no longer running. What this means for any downtown-bound …
Entrepreneurs: Adapt and Change Like Seamless or Watch Your Business Die
Adapt and Survive Few companies have demonstrated the importance of this crucial mantra to the entrepreneur than Seamless, now a digital food ordering and delivery service much in the vein of its main (and currently more recognizable, although changing quickly) rival GrubHub. But what many …
Airbnb Mastering the Service Networking Economy But Can it Play in the Big Leagues?
The Service Networking Economy One of the most promising emerging markets in the web economy is the service networking market, which consists of sites that essentially trade services (like doing errands, micro tasks, or sharing resources that previously required a third-party broker, such as cars …
ecoATM Making Money From Old Cell Phones While Helping the Environment and Consumer - Genius Business Model
A Built-In Market About 700 million smartphones were shipped in 2012, nearly 2 billion mobile phones in total. The average cell phone in the US is used for 13 months before it is discarded for a new, better and faster one. Tablets are commonly being …