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Rice paddies and culture
If you haven’t read Outliers, or Malcom Gladwell’s previous books The Tipping Point and Blink, you are missing out on some of the most insightful, entertaining and mind opening dissection of human behavior. In Outliers, Gladwell explains what makes someone extraordinary successful.
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Announcing TechnoServe as a New Partner in NextBillion
We are pleased to announce that TechnoServe has agreed to join the NextBillion community as an Associate Partner. TechnoServe joins World Resources Institute, Acumen Fund and William Davidson Institute as the site’s Partners.
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Staff Transitions: Moses Lee, Tayo Akinyemi and Phil LaRocco
Continuing with a series of announcements on NextBillion’s "gearing-up" for the new year, I’m happy to welcome Moses Lee into NextBillion’s Editorial team. Moses will join Rob, Nathan and myself in keeping the site running smoothly and moderating the conversation in it. It’s also time to thank two of our team members
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Weekly Roundup: Not Venture Capital – Village Capital
Better late than never for, ahem, last week’s roundup. The release of Bill Gates’ 2010 "Annual Letter", plus two exciting incubator slates announced recently, West Coast Village Capital at The Hub in Berkeley and the Unreasonable Institute, both of which are part of the Village Capital effort by First Light Ventures.
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Tech Awards 2010: Call for Nominations
The Tech Awards, a signature program of The Tech Museum, honors innovators from around the world who are applying technology to address humanity’s most urgent challenges. Individuals as well as nonprofit and commercial organizations are eligible. Anyone may submit a nomination. Self-nominations are accepted and encouraged.
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Special Haiti Conference Added to Miami Social Enterprise Agenda
More on Haiti: A conference focused specifically on its reconstruction has been just announced by the organizers of the Miami Social Venture Capital/Social Enterprise Conference.
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Rebuilding Haiti: A Call to the Private Sector
The following article by Guest Writer Francisco Mej?a first appeard in MajorityMarkets.org. It’s part of a larger conversation that has started about the role of the private sector in Haiti’s reconstruction.
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Shea Yeleen: Promoting Market Access for African Shea Producers
I was reminded of the "theory of resonance" while talking to Rahama Wright, social entrepreneur and founder of Shea Yeleen International, a nonprofit working to help African women secure sustainable livelihoods via shea butter production.
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