According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 20 percent of small businesses close within a year and only 50 % survive up to 5 years.
Smart Cities Are The Future
Just earlier this year, my city, Austin, TX applied for the federal Smart Cities Grant. This was a new opportunity for one American city to focus on future technologies and their impact on everything from traffic to environmental conservation. Unfortunately we didn’t get the $40 million grant, Columbus OH won, but at least smart cities are on the radar of the US government.
Human Achievement Measured in Architecture
Human history is a tiny sliver of the earth’s existence, but it’s darn hard to grasp the scale of it none the less.
