Data, data, data. It’s said to be the new currency. What is it telling you? How are you tracking it? Does it matter?
Bacteria may light up the future. Glowee, a start-up company based in Paris, France, is developing bioluminescent lights to illuminate shop fronts and street signs.
The most wonderful time of the year is just about here, whether we’re ready or not — but what the Earth is definitely not ready for is the impact the holiday season has on it.
“Safety is the biggest barrier for people who don't cycle,” British entrepreneur Emily Brooke tells Forbes. “You could be lit up like a Christmas tree, but if you’re caught in a vehicle's blind spot you can't be seen.”
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Partake Foods building a more inclusive food system
The quality assurance specialist at Partake Foods is a six-year-old named Vivienne. She is the daughter of Denise Woodard...
A Social Entrepreneur On What Inspired Her To Start Her Own Ethical Fashion Company
Over 14 million garment workers around the world—including right here in the U.S.—make the fashion we wear each and every day. Have you ever thought about who made your clothes?
Connecting Style & Values: Interview With Erin Houston, Co-founder of Wearwell
As a consumer, starting into the world of shopping ethically can seem overwhelming at first. That's why Erin Houston and her co-founder Emily Kenney founded wearwell—a subscription service that connects women with ethically-made clothes curated specifically for them.
Medical Device Maker Siren Fetches $11.8 Million In Series B Funding
San Francisco-based Siren, a medical device maker company has developed a technology through which it is making smart, washable fabric wearables, has announced picking up $11.8 million as part of Series B financing. The round has been led by Anathem Ventures with participation from names like DCM, Khosla Ventures, 500 Startups, and Peter Thiel's Founders Fund.
Entrepreneur of the Week: Ran Ma, Siren Care
Last month, ten caregiving health tech finalists competed in AARP’s Innovation@50+ LivePitch event in Mountain View, CA. (See our wrap of the event). The Longevity Network is delighted to be featuring one of these finalists per week in our Entrepreneur of the Week segment.
An Existential Crisis Led Shama Sukul Lee Enter The Vegan Meat Market With Sunfed Foods
The meat-free lifestyle is having a moment, buoyed by soft-focus Instagram accounts, the clean-eating fad and this week's hotly debated protests.
Undiscovered Features
How I Used Squid To Produce Light
Rey ultimately hopes to be able to bring light to the one in six people on Earth without electricity.
Do You Value Women’s Work Yet?
In the three weeks since people across the United States have been relegated to self-isolation in the interest of public safety, many Americans are discovering, for the first time, that women do a lot of work. And that women’s work is really hard.
Revealed: Food waste guru lauded by Meghan Markle in her guest-edited British Vogue magazine is a former boss of ‘loan shark’ firm Wonga
A businesswoman lauded by the Duchess of Sussex in Vogue magazine is a former boss of Wonga, the 'legal loan shark' firm vilified for preying on desperate borrowers, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
An At-Home HPV Test Could Be Game-Changing—but Proceed With Caution
We can order cabs using an app, pay for coffee with a tap of our phone, and talk to friends across the globe as if they were right in front of us. So why is addressing something as important as reproductive health still so damn inconvenient?
Partake Foods building a more inclusive food system
The quality assurance specialist at Partake Foods is a six-year-old named Vivienne. She is the daughter of Denise Woodard...
The Entrepreneur Lesson: ‘don’t Be Endlessly Concerned With Small Things’
The following applies to entrepreneurship: people learn by doing. By making mistakes or doing things differently next time, a company can flourish. In Lesson learned, entrepreneurs share how they themselves have become wise through damage and shame. This week: Founder of iLost Hanneke Stegweg keeps her goals in focus by dancing away from everything.
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