Purposeful Startups

How startups in emerging markets are having a disproportionate impact on economic…

Get Off the Map

The virtues of living and working somewhere you never dreamed of even visiting

Creating the Talent Bridge

How do we bring global talent to meet frontier market needs?

How Frontier Markets Taught Me to Love My Student Loans

Burmese Days

The Alter Fellowship Experience in Myanmar

How can technological ecosystems flourish in developing economies?

Thoughts from Singapore: a nation that leaped from 3rd World to 1st in 50 years

What role can the government play in building technological ecosystems?

Striking the right balance of policies and politics is key — but also very hard to achieve

From Matchsticks to A.I.: How Singapore built a global talent pool from scratch

From Santchou to Alter: Why scalable business is the key to addressing global poverty

At Alter, our theory of change is predicated on the belief that, in the developing world, one company’s success can spark a ripple effect of positive growth that extends beyond just…