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Doing beats saying. Trust is key when establishing big ideas in the marketplace, these companies cultivate it. http://buff.ly/1jVfXAK

How Modern Marketplaces Like Uber and Airbnb Build Trust to Achieve Liquidity In 2009, Airbnb was close to going bust with revenue flatlining at $200 a week. Since then, over 9 million people have used it to find temporary housing. Etsy was founded almost a decade ago, but doubled...

Hearing Aids & Smartphones. The smart folks at ReSound team up with Apple to make truly personal hearing aids.
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Can Apple help make hearing aids cool? Apple and a Danish company have teamed up on a new hearing aid that works with iPhones.

The democratization of tools, the idea economy, how large growth for the small will continue in 2014. http://buff.ly/OWKtjG

Small Business Trends for 2014 The day of the fortune five million has come. How has the market shifted to accommodate and welcome small business in 2014?

Turning on the worlds largest solar power plant in California, now ready for commercial use. Staggering numbers. http://buff.ly/Nfjher

world's largest solar thermal plant achieves commercial operation - designboom | architecture & desi all three units of the 392 megawatt ivanpah solar electric generating system now deliver solar power to california’s electric grid.