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Current Solar Technologies Will Not Meet The "Sunshot" Targets of Us$1/W by Lux Research
Oct 9, 2013A look at disruptive solar innovations finds that technologies built around crystalline silicon (x-Si) modules are the most likely to find commercial success even though they will not meet the "SunShot" targets of US$1/W installed set by ...
Tags: Solar Technologies, Energy
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The Large Corporations Must Partner with Academia to Innovate
Sep 26, 2013Analyst: existing solar tech to miss 'SunShot' goal 25 Sep 2013 Lux Research says that large corporations must partner with academia to innovate. PV adoption roadmap through 2030 The US Department of Energy's ambitious "SunShot" ...
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Eric Perriard and Tom Wright Found Their Employers Could Articulate Grandiose Strategies
Aug 27, 2013In new jobs after graduating from university, Eric Perriard and Tom Wright found their employers could articulate grandiose strategies for their businesses. But there was little connection to how the average employee could help out. ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Adore Me Raises $8.5 Million From Upfront Ventures
Jul 31, 2013Adore Me, a lingerie e-Commerce site offering designer-crafted, perfectly fitting styles at affordable price points, announces the closing of its B Round of venture capital, raising $8.5 million from Upfront Ventures, Mousse Partners, and ...
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Venture Capitalists Have Pumped Oodles of Money in Recent Years Into Startups
Dec 31, 2012Network World - Venture capitalists have pumped oodles of money in recent years into startups that exploit telecom networks and wireless infrastructure, but now it might be time for infrastructure startups themselves to start attracting ...
Tags: telecom networks, wireless infrastructure, network, telecom
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Shikhar Ghosh Says That Three out of Four VC-Backed Start-UPS Fail
Sep 25, 2012Three out of four VC-backed start-ups fail,says Shikhar Ghosh a researcher from the Harvard Business School. "VCs bury their dead quietly","says Ghosh.The commonly acepted rule of thiumb for start-ups is that,out of ten,three or four fail ...
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The Excess Capacity That Providers Must Have on Hand for Peak Traffic
Aug 27, 2012With downward price pressures, the excess capacity that providers must have on hand for peak traffic becomes a drag on profits. After the cloud gold-rush era is over, providers will need to find ways to turn that cost center into a profit ...
Tags: cloud service, IT industry, IT technology, SETI
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Bridgelux Will Cut About One-Fifth of Its Workforce in Livermore
Sep 28, 2011Bridgelux will cut about one-fifth of its workforce in Livermore, a move brought about by its decision to shift to cheaper ways to produce light-emitting diodes, or LEDs. Livermore-based Bridgelux is cutting 53 out of 250 jobs at its ...
Tags: led system