Sat.Nov 02, 2013 - Fri.Nov 08, 2013

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Out with Booth Babes, in with Women Solar Professionals at SPI

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Posted by Rosana Francescato This post was originally published on PV Solar Report. Persistence and patience are key when it comes to many undertakings in solar. That was no less true of getting in to the Professional Women in Solar Breakfast at Solar Power International. The fact that this breakfast routinely sells out attests to a couple facts: 1) There are more than a few women in solar, and 2) Women in solar feel the need to band together.

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Tech for Good Startup Weekend: 8 groups pitch ideas from water price transparency to viral political memes

Better Ventures

How much good can you do with 54 hours, a little caffeine, and a bunch of strangers? This past weekend, Hub Ventures teamed up with the Vodafone Americas Foundation to find out, in the second annual Tech For Good Startup Weekend. 85 aspiring entrepreneurs and mentors came together at San Francisco’s Impact Hub to build mobile, web, and software solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems.