Social Entrepreneurship

And it has nothing to do with your product. The startup demise usually starts not with a failed launch or misaligned pricing but with something deeper below the surface. …

Entrepreneurs are great at many things, but knowing exactly where to find capital isn’t one of those things. Many entrepreneurs look for money anywhere they can find it and most want it for “free” in the form of grants. Many entrepreneurs fail to realize that grants aren’t free. …

Getting to the heart of board functionality for Social Enterprises — A traditional board asks: ‘What is best for our organization?’ but an impact-driven board asks: ‘What is best for the desired social impact we seek?’ A simple shift in focus, you might say, however, this shift requires meaningful conversations with each board member and a clear understanding about what this…

We’re on a mission. To build an economy that works. For everyone. And we know that the way to get there is to back social entrepreneurs making that vision a reality every day in their communities. Entrepreneurs like Carl Phinney. “There has to be something better. There have to be…

Hunny talks about his startup journey and empowering 1 lakh lives. — ‘Torchit’, Hunny’s startup, has won over 40 international awards for social impact and innovation. For many entrepreneurs, that number may seem daunting, but Hunny ironed out his whole journey for us to see that this feat can very well be achievable by budding entrepreneurs out there. …

To celebrate the six month birthday of my second startup, Buoy Holdings, I’d like to share something a little different. This article is going to be all about why Buoy, in it’s current form, is an unsustainable business model. Why am I writing about this? Because I’m under the impression…

The phrase “Good Economics for Hard Times” comes from the title of the book: “Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems” by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo, both professors of economics at MIT in 2019, both the 2019 Nobel Prize Laureate in Economic Sciences, whom…

Entrepreneurship have a vision and act. Ask what if? Entrepreneurs have an idea, find partners, find funding, implement, Théodore Maunoir — The founder of Red Cross — first Nobel peace prize, just for the social impact, 150 years ago Simon Berry — What if medicine can be delivered around the…