Comments for Clean and Cool Mission 2010 http://www.cleanandcoolmission.com/blog Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:03:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Companies List by Enterprise UK Blog » Blog Archive » I went to San Francisco and all I got was a load of ideas for promoting entrepreneurship… http://www.cleanandcoolmission.com/blog/?page_id=105&cpage=1#comment-134 Enterprise UK Blog » Blog Archive » I went to San Francisco and all I got was a load of ideas for promoting entrepreneurship… Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:03:19 +0000 http://www.cleanandcoolmission.com/blog/?page_id=105#comment-134 [...] 19 companies on this mission can all be viewed here. Thanks to world-class research, entrepreneurial ambition, flaming good ideas and innovation – we [...] [...] 19 companies on this mission can all be viewed here. Thanks to world-class research, entrepreneurial ambition, flaming good ideas and innovation – we [...]

]]> Comment on Mission You Already by Oli Barrett http://www.cleanandcoolmission.com/blog/?p=396&cpage=1#comment-74 Oli Barrett Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:09:52 +0000 http://www.cleanandcoolmission.com/blog/?p=396#comment-74 Let's talk about Scandinavia Charlie! I'm interested, Oli Let’s talk about Scandinavia Charlie! I’m interested, Oli

]]> Comment on Mission You Already by CharlieO http://www.cleanandcoolmission.com/blog/?p=396&cpage=1#comment-69 CharlieO Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:01:00 +0000 http://www.cleanandcoolmission.com/blog/?p=396#comment-69 Sounds like an inspirational week. I'd looking to arrange something similar in Scandinavia later this year, please get in touch if you're interested in discussing this further. Sounds like an inspirational week. I’d looking to arrange something similar in Scandinavia later this year, please get in touch if you’re interested in discussing this further.

]]> Comment on Integrated Environmental Solutions by Clean, Cool and Urban « Skipso – Enabling Sustainable Innovation http://www.cleanandcoolmission.com/blog/?page_id=82&cpage=1#comment-52 Clean, Cool and Urban « Skipso – Enabling Sustainable Innovation Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:25:11 +0000 http://www.cleanandcoolmission.com/blog/?page_id=82#comment-52 [...] is ‘widely recognised’ as a market leader; its Virtual Environment (VE) tool ‘is used by many of the world’s leading building design and consultancy firms‘. Other exciting green building-focused UK cleantech firms in California this past week have [...] [...] is ‘widely recognised’ as a market leader; its Virtual Environment (VE) tool ‘is used by many of the world’s leading building design and consultancy firms‘. Other exciting green building-focused UK cleantech firms in California this past week have [...]

]]> Comment on It’s all so easy when you know how by Mark Harrison http://www.cleanandcoolmission.com/blog/?p=308&cpage=1#comment-34 Mark Harrison Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:51:14 +0000 http://www.cleanandcoolmission.com/blog/?p=308#comment-34 As a new business in the field of low tech high performance building structural insulation we also find that the culture of the country (clients) you are doing business in is critical, risk averse cultures where saving money or preventing revenue loss is a motivator versus risk welcoming, wanting to make long range sustainable money while protecting future revenues is the motivator. The legals and financial barriers to new or emerging technology are also a pain as the way they are drafted is just not cutting it when the current market demand for a more assertive approach to using all resources more efficiently is becoming pressingly clear, this is 'the no one got fired for buying IBM' syndrome and is made worse if the country/corporate culture is also negative too. We have sufficient protection from cowboy operators as it is but the multiple level cover your backside at all costs is not only expensive it makes innovative applications difficult to buy in when they are lab proven but lack field time. As a new business in the field of low tech high performance building structural insulation we also find that the culture of the country (clients) you are doing business in is critical, risk averse cultures where saving money or preventing revenue loss is a motivator versus risk welcoming, wanting to make long range sustainable money while protecting future revenues is the motivator.

The legals and financial barriers to new or emerging technology are also a pain as the way they are drafted is just not cutting it when the current market demand for a more assertive approach to using all resources more efficiently is becoming pressingly clear, this is ‘the no one got fired for buying IBM’ syndrome and is made worse if the country/corporate culture is also negative too.

We have sufficient protection from cowboy operators as it is but the multiple level cover your backside at all costs is not only expensive it makes innovative applications difficult to buy in when they are lab proven but lack field time.

]]> Comment on 19 businesses, their UK supporters, a sprinkling of journalists, some valley bloggers, VCs, one child and two dogs – an apartment full to say the least. by Ella Sharp http://www.cleanandcoolmission.com/blog/?p=271&cpage=1#comment-31 Ella Sharp Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:46:51 +0000 http://www.cleanandcoolmission.com/blog/?p=271#comment-31 How do the the governments differ in their support of cleaner technologies - is California representative of the US? How do the the governments differ in their support of cleaner technologies – is California representative of the US?

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