A young startup co-founded by an HBS grad has revolutionized the agriculture sector and put Big Agra in defense mode. And they’re doing so by crowdsourcing farmers’ data.
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TED: Changing the World, 18 Minutes at a Time
Power posing. Underwater sea creatures. Reinventing the education system. Most of us have watched a TED Talk – but how did it leverage its community to grow into a global phenomenon, or is it really just one big groupthink bubble?
Foursquare: Using Crowdsourcing to Fuel a Turnaround
Foursquare used crowdsourcing to pivot in the midst of stalled growth, quietly becoming the world’s leader in location-based data.
Ben & Jerry’s Taste for Crowdsourcing
How does crowdsourcing help create your favorite ice-cream flavor?
How Dinner Lab’s Attempt to Crowdsource Restaurant Concepts Got Roasted
Founded in 2012, Dinner Lab was an innovative startup that raised over $10 million in funding, gained over 150,000 members, and had a presence in almost 30 cities.[1] Despite this tremendous growth and demonstrated consumer interest, the company abruptly shut down in 2016. So, what happened?
HitRecord: Paving the way for crowdsourcing in entertainment industry
How HitRecord was able to build, nurture and monetize a community of creative artists
Play to Cure: Crowdsourcing UK Cancer Research Through Gaming
2048? Angry Birds? Candy Crush? Whatever your game is, it can wait. Play a game that produces data for cancer research as you level up.
23andMe: Healing the World through Crowdsourcing
Biotech firm 23andMe used crowdsourcing to collect vast body of data and fuel first-of-a-kind depression study
Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia
With over 40M articles and 15 billion page views, Wikipedia is the fifth-most popular website in the world. With an editorial community of 75,000, Wikipedia has maintained a hierarchical structure to ensure the quality of content. Managed by a non-profit organization and providing content to its readers for free, how is Wikipedia sustaining itself?
PatientsLikeMe – Crowdsourcing patient platform for healthcare
Crowdsourcing platform empowers patients to take a greater role in advancing health