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The Business Model of Hope and Dreams
It is often the case that business models touch but rarely elaborate on the aspirational value of many products offered for the first time at the BOP level and the subconscious consequences they have on BOP consumers. I recently read, with a touch of sadness, a short article published in the...
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Four Questions for MicroPlace Founder Tracey Pettengill Turner
In case you haven’t heard, there’s this new thing called MicroPlace. It’s a major turn in the life of the microfinance movement founded by entrepreneur (philanthropreneur?) Tracey Pettengill Turner. In between advancing her vision for solutions to poverty and running Ironman...
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Internship: Center for Global Development
The Center for Global Development (CGD), an independent, non-partisan, non-profit policy research organization in Washington, DC seeks a part time or full time intern to provide administrative and research support to CGD?s executive office. The Intern will support the executive office in a...
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Introducing NextBillion Staff Writer Manuel Bueno
We at the World Resources Institute (which powers NextBillion.net) are pleased to introduce Manuel Bueno as NextBillion.net’s newest staff writer. Manuel Bueno is a staff writer for NextBillion.net. He is currently employed as a Financial Services Strategy Consultant at the Deloitte...
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Moving the Next Billion: In Bangalore, Mapunity Can Put Everyone on the Map – Literally
Yesterday, I attended a presentation by Madhav Pai, who was visiting WRI to tell us about a system developed by an organization he has worked with called Mapunity, that is linking together MIS, GIS, and SMS technologies to enhance transportation access and planning in Bangalore. If this...
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Job: One Acre Fund Director of Program Innovation/ Interim COO
(via iPienso)Position: Director of Program Innovation/ Interim COO, One Acre FundWanted: Early-career (3-10 years post-undergrad experience), ?elite? business professional to work in Africa Work in Africa for One Acre Fund, an exciting non-profit that runs like a start-up...
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Is There a Third Way to Think About Low-Cost Cars?
By Ethan Arpi and Rob Katz While discussions of Ratan Tata’s 1 lakh car - and other entrants to the ultra-cheap car market - are nothing new to NextBillion.net and many other blogs, the concept received another burst of publicity over the weekend when New York Times columnist Thomas...
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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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