“Demo Day” On-Demand

In Asia, Demo Day, Fledglings, Impact Hub
May 5, 2013
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Featuring the Winter 2013 “fledglings”:

  • Tansa Clean (a.k.a. Brown Box) – “Valuing” the stream of of human waste in India
  • Serve Smart – Preparing volunteers for effective service
  • Kodeza – Crowdsourcing local knowledge to create local change
  • Shift Labs – Simple, inexpensive, human-centered medical devices for global markets
  • Snohomish Soap – Organic, homemade soap, via a distributed women-powered manufacturing network
  • UbrLocal – Connecting local food producers and consumers
  • Localista – A customer loyalty network for and by your local businesses

 

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