Sep

07

Quirky Announces $68 Million in Series C Funding, On Way to Becoming the Amazon.com of New Gadgetry?

Back in May of this year, I wrote about Quirky - a company that is pushing the boundaries of open source collaborative invention and product development - as one to watch. Then I put my money where my mouth is and bought several of their crowd-sourced inventions that I now use every day. Well, the company just raised [...]

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May

03

Turning sustainable sourcing into a story worth hearing

In a world where consumers are increasingly concerned with green sustainability and carbon footprinting, questions about the origin of products are gradually becoming a part of the purchase decision. Maturer consumer markets are undergoing a quiet revolution where buyers are interested in product stories and are beginning to demonstrate a preference for responsible products. Do [...]

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