Articles by Rob Katz
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Friday
February 2
2007BOP Job Announcement – NextBillion Intern & Lauren’s Last Day
We are happy to announce that we’re hiring an intern to work on NextBillion.net and other research related to the intersection of business and development. The job posting is up on World Resources Institute’s main site - check it out for the full details.The basics: we’re looking...
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Thursday
February 1
2007CK Prahalad on Cocreating Business’s New Social Compact
C.K. Prahalad is at it again. The University of Michigan professor (and - full disclosure - member of WRI’s Board of Directors) has published his 14th article in the Harvard Business Review, out today. Cocreating Business’s New Social Compact, co-authored with consultant Jeb Brugmann,...
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Wednesday
January 31
2007Guest Post: On Africa’s Development Compass, All Arrows Point Toward Rwanda
By Jeremy M. Goldberg and Andrew MackJeremy M. Goldberg is the Director of Communications for AMGlobal Consulting; Andrew Mack is a former World Bank official and Principal of AMGlobal Consulting. They blog at Andy’s Global View. Rwanda?! There it was again, the same puzzled look ?...
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Monday
January 29
2007New Blogger Joins NextBillion.net Team: Nitin Rao
We are happy to announce that Nitin Rao has joined the NextBillion.net team as a blogger and writer. Nitin was born and raised in Bangalore, India. He is studying for a B. Tech. at the National Institute of Technology - Karnataka at Surathkal, which is considered to be one of the best...
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Monday
January 29
2007Gates Foundation Supports M-Banking, IFC Hiring BOP Managers
The BOP universe continues to stay busy, and the multilaterals seem to be leading the pack in certain ways. First, PSDBlog points to a CGAP press release; the Gates Foundation is granting $24 million over 4 years to scale up CGAP’s mobile banking work.? From the release: To identify...
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Friday
January 26
2007Friday Roundup: Seen, Heard, Read Edition
It’s been a busy week here at NextBillion ? we’re finishing the manuscript on a soon-to-be-published book detailing market size and business strategy at the base of the pyramid. Meanwhile, we’ve had to keep track of all the comings and goings at the World Economic Forum, in and...
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Tuesday
January 23
2007BOP Spoofed by The Onion
How do you know when a person, idea, or trend has truly arrived? When it gets spoofed by The Onion. In today’s edition of the well-read parody and satire magazine, the lead article is entitled Chanel Develops Durable, Low-Cost Perfume For Third World. This is an obvious stab at the...
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Tuesday
January 23
2007Social Entrepreneurs Summit
Want to keep track of what’s going on in Switzerland this week?? Many will undoubtedly be following the glitzy World Economic Forum, but allow me to suggest an alternate: the Social Entrepreneurs Summit.? Also sponsored by the Schwab Foundation and held concurrently with the Forum, the...
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