Commercialising the immense potential of seaweeds

Commercialising the immense potential of seaweeds
12 June 2011
Seaweeds offer immense potential in meeting the requirements of numerous key industries; namely food, health and wellness, life sciences and energy.                                        Click for more

Patchy robotics industry growth doesn't fit with aging population growth
12 April 2011
Care robotics is an exciting open-market opportunity, but inventors and investors are going to have to be realistic about the time and money needed for this sector reach $20bn by 2020.Click for more

Fill the tank when we get there
29 March 2011
Looking upon marketing as an expense is looking at growth through the wrong and of the telescope. Marketing is an investment and you can't do it on the cheap - so best treat it with some serious attention.Click for more

Deals and Dollar increases in the US venture capital markets
22 March 2011
The full results of The MoneyTree Report have been published by PWC and the US National Venture Capital association. Here are our takeaways and opinions.                  Click for more

The multi-billion mHealth opportunity
8 March 2011
The mHealth wave will be all about applications - success through full health system deployment will take time - growth for niche developers will be de-risked by partnering with mobile network operators and integrators.Click for more

The new risk capital reality: What now?
1 March 2011
Massive changes that have occurred in North America and Europe that have led to a contraction of traditional venture capital investment.                                                                               Click for more

The media tablet ecosystem race
22 February 2011
Media tablets are moving from the consumer sphere into business applications - manufacturers and developers are 'chasing the fox', but will Apple focus on B2B? You bet...                                         Click for more

Personal area networks
15 February 2011
PANs, personal area networks, are setting the next standards fight for chip and device makers - the future is personal.                                                                                                 Click for more

Airline pricing models
8 February 2011
Freemium, the concept of providing free services to a defined level and then charging for extras and upgrades is a familiar model in the fast moving world of software apps.Click for more

While stocks last
1 February 2011
While world leaders met in Davos debating the likes of finance, gas subsidies and climate change - a smaller scale shipping conference in Tromso, Norway, revealed a chilling fact that should make everyone think differently, and faster.Click for more

We're NDA'd right?
25 January 2011
To NDA, or not to NDA? That is the question. And if you're Renault, to suspend or not to suspend?                                                                                                                                                                     Click for more

Grandma, meet your new best friend
18 January 2011
How will robots impact our lives over the next 20 years and the choices we make for our own lives and the lives of our aging parents and relatives?                                               Click for more

2011 Getaways
4 January 2011
The market for IPOs looks set to languish for another year while IPO-size 'internet-specific' private rounds are setting a new trend for 2011. They know something we don't know? We're predicting significant activity before the end of 2Q11.Click for more

The cleantech long game
14 December 2010
Will a VC ever invest in a terraforming company - or would it be private equity or even a government-led investment? Stupid question I realise in view of the fact that the planetary engineering of new worlds doesn't exist (yet).Click for more

Investor sentiment for 2011
30 November 2010
As we engage regularly with investors and clients from different sectors and felt it appropriate one month out from the year-end to share some early predictions for 2011.Click for more

Ikea and CRC
23 November 2010
Near-term economic challenges over the coming years will overshadow the opportunity for large enterprises from banks to retailers to create longer term cost control, emissions conformance and energy independence.Click for more

Smartphone OS wars
16 November 2010
Will the Google of mobile phones be Google? Well yes, probably. However, there is still room for upstart entrants and large corporations that innovate and market test quickly.Click for more

Small cap market coverage
9 November 2010
Once listed, liquidity rightfully comes by putting new money to work and driving commercial success. Making sure that all stakeholders and analysts are kept informed along the way is important to maintaining confidence levels.Click for more

Electric vehicles
2 November 2010
Electric vehicles have arrived, nearly, as a viable purchase alternative for the public, however, charging infrastructure and need for a greener grid aren't making point of sale decisions any easier.Click for more

Gap branding U-turn
26 October 2010
Oh dear, Gap's lack of fortitude and planning demonstrates that you need to ask the crowd first through traditional market research, make the decision and then stick to it.Click for more

The Google conspiracy
19 October 2010
Buy into the clean energy superhighway, makes sense ... invest into overhead cycleways, quirky in a Ben & Jerry's kind of way ... driverless cars combined with StreetView and mapping technology, visionary ... desktop search, scary.Click for more

LED technology
12 October 2010
The lighting industry is set to experience huge change over the next 5 years - setting an irreversible course for a new product and service industry - both commercial and domestic.Click for more


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