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Crowdfunding creates a new layer of capital markets and new layers of value

Trends in the Living Networks

In 2006 BRW quoted me : There will also be a growth in companies that are less capital intensive. As the bank spokesperson noted, crowdfunding is unlikely to impact in any significant way the existing loan portfolio of banks. Almost no projects on crowdfunding platforms would have any chance of getting bank lending.

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The GeekWire Summit returns next week: Agenda released featuring Andy Jassy, Ciara and others

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The former Hotwire and Expedia exec has not slowed down since leaving Zillow, bankrolling a handful of new ventures, launching a SPAC that acquired real estate service Opendoor, and even starting a new food-oriented social networking startup with his teenage daughter. Where will Andy Jassy take Amazon?

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Lloyds TSB pilots social media - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

» Lloyds TSB pilots social media Ross Dawson, February 26, 2008 7:30 PM US PT James Gardner, head of innovation at Lloyds TSB, writes consistently on his blog Bankervision , disclosing some of the key issues involved in innovating in a major bank. Some excerpts from his below show how blogging can change how corporations work.

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Peer-to-peer banking - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

The principle is simple – you lend to individuals at interest rates based on their credit rating, and since you’re cutting out the bank as middleman, both lender and depositer get more attractive interest rates than they can get commercially. Banks are the archetypical intermediary, in this case between depositers and lenders.

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Seattle approves law authorizing more automated speed cameras in bid to curb street racing

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Seattle has used automated traffic safety cameras since 2006 to enforce red light laws , school zone speeding , bridge closure restrictions , transit-only lanes , and “block the box” rules. The city wants to use more cameras to help address several areas impacted by street racing.

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The state of social networking software for the enterprise - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

Yet social networking is not just about friends and personal networks. Applying social networks in the enterprise is a sweet spot that has massive potential value. Spoke had a unique model at the time, providing both social networking applications inside the enterprise, as well as a public version of their application.

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Fighting food waste: We taste-tested an app that sells unsold meals and groceries at a big discount

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Besides giving folks a crack at a cheap meal, the company is tackling the massive challenge of food waste and its environmental and social consequences. The company started in Denmark in 2006, and is a certified B corporation thanks to its positive impacts. Businesses offer their extra eats at 30% off the regular price.

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