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In case you missed it, CEO Tom Szaky of TerraCycle Inc gave a presentation today at a StarveUps event. Tom gave a great keynote on the origins of TerraCycle, how he and his team made a million dollar plus company from collecting worm droppings and selling it collected bottles.

 

Tom's keynote was excellent, especially in the way he challeged conventional ways of thinking about garbage, recycling, the green movement and how we as a society consume goods.

 

So check out "the coolest startup in America" at http://www.terracycle.net/.

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Are tech start-ups the economy's best hope? Interesting question...the staff at OEN would like to hear your responses.

 

It has been well documented that things are not exactly looking pretty for the economy right now. With the Stock Market taking a free fall every day and the daily reports of countries around the world having to nationalize banks to maintain solvency, a person could easily freak out and take the money they have left and simply stuff it under a mattress.

 

Perhaps there is opportunity amongst the gloom. Thanks to technology, it is cheaper than ever to start up a company. This makes it possible for innovation to take hold an help grow and diversify the economy. What do you think will pave the path to finding prosperity.

 

Leave a comment. We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter.

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