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May 31, 2020
weekly economic roundup and Purell entrepreneurs
May 31, 2020
Why Purell is More Than a Hand Sanitizer

A classic story about entrepreneurs, Purell history displays how a wife and her husband satisfied a need before it existed.

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January 22, 2020
small inventions
January 22, 2020
The Cities That Innovate the Most

Prosperity is becoming increasingly concentrated as talent attracts talent and highly educated workers are moving to the same innovation centers.

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September 17, 2019
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September 17, 2019
The Problem With Vegan Names

With plant-based foods growing like weeds, we have to decide if their vegan names should reflect the foods that they resemble.

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August 9, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and choosing a movie
August 9, 2019
When Netflix Became the Designated Survivor

Continuing today, the Netflix effect began in 1997 when it began the creative destruction that eliminated some companies and produced others.

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January 28, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and automation and future of work
January 28, 2019
Where Will Automation Change Our Lives?

Whether looking at a self-driving car or your airline ticketing app, you can see how automation has begun to shift job activities.

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July 20, 2018
small inventions
July 20, 2018
What to Expect from an Older Entrepreneur

hy Highly Successful Entrepreneurs Are Older Than We Expect

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May 27, 2018
summer blockbusters
May 27, 2018
Looking At The Big Picture in the Movie Industry

While the movie industry has been disrupted by more of us watching movies and Netflix series at home, it might not be dying.

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May 10, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and guinea pig rentals
May 10, 2018
Why Guinea Pigs and Party Dresses Are Similar

Whether looking at guinea pigs or party dresses, you get rental markets when time and money make people avoid a purchase.

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April 3, 2018
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April 3, 2018
An Almost New Grocery Shopper

Not as devastating as the retail changes at the mall, the supermarket grocery shopper is also switching to new buying habits.

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March 26, 2018
household spending
March 26, 2018
Why the Retail Apocalypse Could Be a Renaissance

Even with mall traffic declining and stores closing, retail restructuring might lead to a renaissance fueled by creative destruction rather than an apocalypse.

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December 24, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and invention and basic research
December 24, 2017
Why We Need to Pay Attention to Wobbly Plates

Perhaps comparable to Alphabet's (Google's) X subsidiary, the old AT&T's Bell Labs produced invention that became breakthrough technology.

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October 9, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and solar panels in Puerto Rico
October 9, 2017
Puerto Rico’s Solar Power Alternative

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