September 2008
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WatchOver at TED University, David S. Rose gives a great, semi-impromptu talk about how to pitch. Impromptu: Don’t knock the man’s hair like the first commenter.
You might be a social entrepreneur, working not for yourself but for the people. You might be in it for the good and not the money. You might not even be pitching a VC or raising money. At some point though, for whatever...
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Kiva at American Express Members Project
Kiva, the first (and now incredibly impactful) microfinance person-to-person lending site, and a huge inspiration and a wonderful mentor to the things we’ve been doing, has been selected as one of the top 25 nonprofits in the American Express Members Project. The top 5 will share a $2.5 million dollar prize to grow and expand their operations. You get to vote who makes it into the top 5. ...
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“Many a man never succeeds because he never tries.”
– My corollary, in response to Norman MacEwan.
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“Many a man never fails because he never tries.”
– Normal MacEwan, taken off the Forbes ad page.
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WatchSir Ken Robinson at TED. One of the best talks — funny, powerful, informative — I have ever seen:
Kids will take a chance. If they don’t know, they’ll have a go. Am I right? They’re not frightened of being wrong. Now, I’m not saying being wrong is the same thing as being creative. But, what we do know is that if you’re not prepared to be wrong,...
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What drives you?
What keeps you going at mile 21 of a marathon? Or go for that one extra, “optional” hill repeat after having already finished five? When life deals you a bad hand, why do you do the right thing instead of taking the easy way out? What gets you out of bed in the morning?
Me? To create something from nothing.
I was originally supposed to be a doctor. In college, I started out as a...
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Can you call it "philanthropy" when monkeys do it?
Apparently, monkeys give. Instead of money, they give treats. Does that count as philanthropy?
Technically? Going off the linguistic deep end, nope. “Philo” = Love. “Anthro” = Man. “Philanthropy” = Love of man. So, monkey giving to monkey? Not philanthropy. But monkey to human? Hm. Maybe. If they were to give me, say, half of that banana? ...
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This is the story about a new type of company which uses the power of business to solve social and environmental problems.
I fundamentally believe that what makes a successful business — how you measure that — is changing the 21st century.
There is a critical mass of entrepreneurs, including investors, who do believe business can be a positive force for social change.
The folks...
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