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Ynsect, a Paris based agtech startup, has won E20 million from the EU to build the first automated insect-based protein plant. @ynsectech produce insect based protein for animal and fish feed and fertilizers. It will produce insects called Tenebrio Molitor on an industrial scale to meet the increasing global demand. Molitor is not only the insect species best suited to large scale farming, but their larvae also have 70% protein and are a natural source of nutrients for a wide range of animals. The mealworm consumes any organic matter - even low grade - and grow quickly. They also require less earth, less water and less space and give off less ammonia and fewer greenhouse gases than other animal protein sources. The production system is modelled on a circular economy - and has zero waste. #cleantech #cleantechforum #techforgood #Ynsectwetrust #insects #molitor #animalprotein #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurs #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneurlifestyle #entrepreneurlife #leanstartup #leanstartup #theleanstartup #leansixsigma #sixsigma #runninglean #scalinglean #PrivateEquity #Angelinvestor #GetFunded #VentureCapital #Bootstrapping � #businessgrowth #businesstips #microbusiness #microbusinessowner #smallbusiness
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We love Canva - the Australian design platform founded by 32 year old Melanie Perkins. Perkins created Canva after studying at university and finding traditional design software was too costly and hard to use. “I imagined the future of design would be entirely different,” she said. “It would be online, collaborative and very simple.” Canva has just been valued at $3.2 billion, 5 months after Mary Meeker picked Canva as the first investment by Bond Capital, her new VC firm. Meeker is leading the latest funding round which will enable Canva to double its headcount to 1,400 and create a new Canva for Enterprise to help workplaces transform and become more efficient. Canva’s pitch is that non-designer employees in different time zones will be able to easily collaborate and produce brand-consistent marketing and presentation materials any time. Today Canva is used by around 85% of Fortune 500 companies. #canva #designtools #microbusiness #micro #microbusinessowner #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #businessinaday #inaday #oneday #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurs #entrepreneurlifestyle #entrepreneurlife #leanstartup #leansixsigma #sixsigma #startup #businessstartup #startupbusiness #cowshedstartup #startuplife #opportunity #businessopportunity #businessopportunities #guildford #surrey #sydney #surreyhills
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At Cow-shed Startup we use The 4 Disciplines of Execution to make sure we achieve our most important goals. 4DX is a simple approach used by organisations like JPMorgan, Marriott Hotels and many others. Its so easy to get caught up in the urgent day to day tasks and miss out on achieving the important goals your startup needs to succeed. Have you ever found the more you try to do, the less you actually achieve? There are 4 stages of 4DX 1) Focussing on the Wildly Important 2) Acting on Lead Measures 3) Keeping a compelling scoreboard 4) Creating accountability Get in touch to find out how Cow-Shed can help your business implement 4DX. #4DX #4DisciplinesOfExecution #reportingsuccess #WildlyImportantGoals #LeadMeasures #ReportingDashboard #ReportingScoreboard #microbusiness #micro #microbusinessowner #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurs #entrepreneurlifestyle #entrepreneurlife #leanstartup #leansixsigma #sixsigma #startup #businessstartup #startupbusiness #cowshedstartup #startuplife #opportunity #businessopportunity #businessopportunities #guildford #surrey
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Market research is a $44 billion global industry. The problem : Streetbee co-founder Tugce Bulut needed a way to obtain the market research insights that the companies she worked for really needed, quickly at a realistic price. The lightbulb moment was when one of Tugce’s clients, a tea company, wanted videos of real people actually making tea. She realised people were already making the media she needed, the challenge was creating a platform to collect the media so that it could be used for research. The solution Streetbees connects companies that need consumer data with real people through an app. Users answer short survey questions and send photos or videos of the products they are buying. Artificial intelligence then gets more information about the purchases, and this is turned into insights on a large scale. Companies put in requests - such as photos of them making tea and asking for more information about why they have chosen their products. In return, the people taking part in the surveys are sometimes paid a small fee for their time. Where they are now : Streetbees already work with leading companies like Unilever, BBC and Pesico. They do the research and present the results with a turnaround of 24 hours. Their aim is to be the first place people come to for market research within 2 years. #microbusiness #micro #microbusinessowner #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #businessinaday #inaday #oneday #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurs #entrepreneurlifestyle #entrepreneurlife #leanstartup #leansixsigma #sixsigma #startup #businessstartup #startupbusiness #cowshedstartup #startuplife #opportunity #businessopportunity #businessopportunities #PrivateEquity #Angelinvestor #GetFunded #VentureCapital #Bootstrapping �#guildford
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Eelp! is an app developed in Barcelona to help users outsource all their chores. Users can get help with moving house, getting things fixed or even walking their dog. Although it is only available in Barcelona at the moment, a European expansion is planned. #Barcelona #startupApp #HelpWithChores #microbusiness #micro #microbusinessowner #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #businessinaday #inaday #oneday #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurs #entrepreneurlifestyle #entrepreneurlife #leanstartup #leansixsigma #sixsigma #startup #businessstartup #startupbusiness #cowshedstartup #startuplife #opportunity #businessopportunity #businessopportunities #guildford #surrey #surreyhills
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Barcelona is a great city for startups. It’s known as southern Europe’s innovation hub and even has its own Chief Technology Officer! It is very popular with both investors and entrepreneurs - probably because of the city’s vivacious nightlife and Spain’s links with Latin America. “One gets the chance to rapidly penetrate a very big market – Latin America – where people speak the same language,” says Clemens Rychlik, content manager at startup news platform Barcinno. “Lower cost of living, lower cost of employment, lower property costs,” says Ben Nachoom, founder of coworking space OneCoWork. “The costs of failing in a city like Barcelona are lower than in other major European cities.” #barcelona #barcelonastartup #barcelonabusiness #PrivateEquity #Angelinvestor #GetFunded #VentureCapital #Bootstrapping �#entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurs #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneurlifestyle #entrepreneurlife #leanstartup #leanstartup #theleanstartup #leansixsigma #sixsigma #runninglean #scalinglean #businessgrowth #businesstips #microbusiness #microbusinessowner #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #businessopportunity #businessopportunities #businessowner
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Ultrasound imaging is used for everything from diagnosing cancer to identifying a baby's gender, but machines have always been large, expensive and complicated to use and interpret. Currently 4.7 billion people around the world lack access to medical imaging. @butterflynetwork is changing that. Jonathan Rothberg founded Butterfly Network to create better imaging technology to help his daughter, who suffers from a rare condition. The startup created the Butterfly iQ - a portable ultrasound device which costs only $2000. It is about the same size as a mobile phone and about as complicated to use. It is already in use in African villages. #WorldHeartDay #medicalimaging #ultrasound #microbusiness #micro #microbusinessowner #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #businessinaday #inaday #oneday #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurs #entrepreneurlifestyle #entrepreneurlife #leanstartup #leansixsigma #sixsigma #startup #businessstartup #startupbusiness #cowshedstartup #startuplife #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurs #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneurlifestyle #entrepreneurlife
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Pleasant Rowland founded American Girl when she couldn't find dolls to give her neices. She was looking for dolls that would give a good experience for purchasers and children. Founders often get the idea for their business when they are their own target customer. #customerfirst #customerservice #customerfeedback #customerexperience #customerjourney #customercentric #customerloyalty #customerretention #customerschoice #customerfocus #leanstartup #leanstartup #theleanstartup #leansixsigma #sixsigma #runninglean #scalinglean #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurs #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneurlifestyle #entrepreneurlife #Startup #Businessstartup #Startupbusiness #Startuplife #startupworld #Startupchecklist #Startuptips
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A lean canvas is a fast way to capture your business model. We see 3 big problems with traditional business plans : 1) They take a long time to prepare 2) They are out of date and obsolete very quickly 3) No one reads them. As Steve Blank says : “Business Plan: a document investors make you write, that they don’t read”. A lean canvas is a one-page business plan template that helps you think through your problem and how you are solving it for your customers, so that you can make sure your product market fit is good. We run business workshops where we help people create a lean canvas one page business plan in less than 2 hours. #microbusiness #micro #microbusinessowner #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurs #entrepreneurlifestyle #entrepreneurlife #startup #businessstartup #startupbusiness #opportunity #businessopportunity #businessopportunities #guildford #leanstartup #leanstartup #theleanstartup #leansixsigma #sixsigma #runninglean #scalinglean #marketing #socialmedia #inspiration #success #motivation #successful
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Today it is easier than ever to start a business - its cheaper, faster and there is a lot more competition. If you don't deliver what your customers want, your business model will fail. #leanstartup #leanstartup #theleanstartup #leansixsigma #sixsigma #runninglean #scalinglean #Startup #Businessstartup #Startupbusiness #Startuplife #startupworld #Startupchecklist #Startuptips #Techstartup #StartupGrind #startupadvice #customerfirst #customerservice #customerfeedback #customerexperience #customerjourney #customercentric #customerloyalty #customerretention #customerschoice #customerfocus #guildford #surrey #surreyhills
