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SEVEN Fund Offers $50K to Spur Investment Indicator Discussion
Editor’s note: I received this e-mail over the weekend, announcing a unique base of the pyramid sector competition.? Read on for details. The Social Equity Venture Fund (SEVEN Fund) has recently launched the VINE (Virtual Integrated Networking Experience) Competition. The unique...
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A Day at the International Development Design Summit
I’m hungry, and it’s getting late; I’m worried about missing my train.? The potluck table full of food isn’t helping my growling stomach, especially as more and more dishes arrive.? A fellow bystander casually offers play-by-play commentary: “India’s represented.?...
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Lunch Time Roundup: Defining Social Enterprise and The Latest on Water Concerns
I believe that the dialogue on philantrocapitalism featured in NextBillion is actually rooted in a?question of semantics. As Edwards points out in his book, the whole conversation surrounding NextBillion.net has coined a number of terms (Social Enterprise/Entrepreneurship, patient/creative...
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A Dialogue on Philanthrocapitalism: The Importance of Listening
This is the fifth and final installment of our series reviewing Michael Edwards’ Just Another Emperor and the concept of ’philanthrocapitalism’. Follow the links to read part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4. By Rob Katz and Francisco Noguera Philanthrocapitalism ? harnessing...
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Getting Involved in the Base of the Pyramid Movement – Part 1, My Story
I visited the slums of Nairobi in the summer of 2002. I remember being completely overwhelmed by the poor living conditions: large families cramped into little rooms, putrid refuse scattered throughout the neighborhood, young children left seemingly hopeless. I remember thinking to myself, what...
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MIT Launches Next Billion Network for Innovative Mobile Technologies
Our regular NextBillion readers will already know that the MIT is one of the most important universities in the base of the pyramid arena. Some of their most important initiatives are the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship, stimulating bottom-up entrepreneurship fueled by...
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What is Called Development?: Exploring the Nexus of Economy
I recently had the pleasure of attending a presentation by Al Hammond which detailed his plans for revolutionizing rural medicine and access to telecommunications in developing nations. Here is a condensed rendition of the picture he painted: The majority of rural communities in developing...
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How to Write About Failed Bottom of the Pyramid Ventures
Like any business, base/bottom of the pyramid ventures fail - often. I have neither the space nor the inclination to list those I know of - besides, writers from Erik Simanis to Aneel Karnani to Anand K. Jaiswal have done some of the heavy lifting for me. We don’t talk enough about...
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