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Exciting Times in the Base of the Pyramid Movement
It has been an exciting week in the “base of the pyramid” (BOP) world, at least from my vantage point.? From mainstream media coverage of key BOP issues to off-the-radar developments in organizations like Endeavor and Acumen Fund, a lot is going on.? A brief wrap-up: On Sunday,...
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Job: Acumen Fund India Portfolio Associate
Acumen Fund is currently seeking highly qualified applicants for the position of India Portfolio Associate.Location: Hyderabad, IndiaAcumen Fund is a global non-profit venture capital fund serving the four billion people living on less than $4 a day. Its objective is to create a blueprint...
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Doing Business With the World – WBCSD Report
For those of us who spend most of our waking hours thinking about BOP news and activities, who already know the buzz words, the acronyms, and the fact that microcredit is only the tip of the iceberg? well, sometimes we lose sight of one of the most important audiences: the business and...
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Kiva vs. MicroPlace – What’s the Difference?
MicroPlace, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EBay, launched its new web site today with a flurry of press releases and coverage in both Reuters and BusinessWeek. From the press release:Through MicroPlace?s secure platform, everyday people can purchase investments ? for as little as $100 ?...
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Investor Forums 2007 – A New Generation of Entrepreneurs
I hate to throw a shameless plug on the heels of a brilliant guest post and Rob’s superb profiles from the Pop!Tech Conference, but these events are pretty outstanding in their own right and deserve a mention here...New Ventures will be holding its flagship events this November and...
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Pop!Tech – Victoria Hale’s One World Health Needs Franchising
Victoria Hale is the founder of OneWorld Health, a nonprofit pharmaceutical company. The first of its kind in the U.S., OneWorld?s mission is to develop safe, effective, and affordable medicines for those most in need through collaboration with other pharmaceutical companies, governmental and...
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Pop!Tech – Social Innovation Accelerator Launched
Today at Pop!Tech, curator Andrew Zolli announced the launch of the Pop!Tech Social Innovation Accelerator.? I’ll have most of the official press release copied below, but I also want to add my 2 cents. First of all, this is a great idea, though it isn’t the first “social...
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Pop!Tech – Innovation From the Bottom Up
Pop!Tech session two is about to start, and I’m pumped. As you’ll see from the schedule, the speakers in session two (Jessica Flannery, Paul Polak, and Adrian Bowyer) are probably the most apropos for our “base of the pyramid” audience here at NextBillion.net. Not only that,...
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