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Nitin Rao
MIT Sloan School of Management

Nitin Rao os a former Staff Writer for NextBillion.net and currently MBA Candidate at the Sloan School of Management at MIT.

Nitin is an alumnus of the National Institute of Technology – Karnataka – Surathkal, (2008) and the StartingBloc Fellowship (London Business School, 2007). He has deferred an MBA admit at the MIT Sloan School of Management to join the business development team at SKS Microfinance in Hyderabad, India.

Nitin’s interests lie at the intersection of economics, business and development. He is passionate about education for low-income communities. He has been involved in strategy for The Spark Group, an MIT/Yale education startup. He has written papers on sustainable investments in Indian education accepted by MIT International Review and the Harvard Project for Asian & International Relations Harvard On-Campus Conference, and been recently selected to participate in the 38th St. Gallen Symposiumin Switzerland.

Nitin is the founder of Engineers for Social Impact, a unique fellowship program to connect top engineering talent to the most credible social enterprises that drive market-based solutions to development. He is also the founder of Let Me Know, an innovative portal for youth opportunities in India.

Articles by Nitin Rao

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    Vaatsalya: BoP Healthcare in India

    In 2004, Ashwin Naik had 2 interesting choices. An MBA at MIT’s Sloan School of Management or an opportunity to jump into healthcare for the rural and semi-urban population. Ashwin chose to follow his passion and co-founded Vaatsalya. As Ashwin put it, “it was an opportunity to learn at...

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    Babajob: Monster.com Meets Facebook Meets BoP

    From The Times of India:When Bradley Montgomery relocated to Bangalore from California, his primary concern as a single parent was to hire a domestic hand not just to cook and clean, but also to tend to his son Aaron (11). His mother chanced upon babajob.com and within days, Montgomery hired...

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    BoP Learning Labs: Coinventing the Inclusive Economy

    Cornell University has been at the heart of the base of the pyramid (BoP) discussion since Stu Hart became a professor there in 2003. The school’s programs study growth opportunities that address the needs of the world’s poorest communities and drive business success.The next logical...

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    Global Social Venture Competition

    A number of recent posts on NextBillion seem to feature the Indian School of Business, and with good reason!The Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) is the largest student-run business plan contest in the world, which provides mentoring, exposure and prizes for social ventures from around...

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    Exploring New Markets: The Base of the Pyramid

    From October 15, five professors from the Indian School of Business, in Hyderabad, will deliver video lectures on topics such as marketing, microfinance and mobile telephony in a country such as India.This is part of the Financial Times Business School series of online executive education...

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    Strategy in a Difficult Retail Market

    Noted economist and consulting editor for The Economic Times, Swaminathan Aiyar has written an interesting article on strategy in retail markets.Aiyar argues that as Mukesh Ambani (one of the wealthiest people in the world), who is driving Reliance Industries? foray into retail, could learn...

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    Legatum invests $8.4m in Intellecap

    Legatum, a private firm that invests in global capital markets and in initiatives that support social development, announced an investment of US $8.4 million in Intellecap Private Limited. Intellecap is a pioneer and leader in providing business advisory services for investors and companies...

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    Social Responsibility Conclave and Paper Writing Competition

    The Social Responsibility Conclave, organised by the Net Impact Club at the Indian School of Business, is a congregation of thought leaders from various sections of the society- including NGOs, business schools, industry, academia, and politics. Through a rich exchange of perspectives among...

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