Archive for the ‘social enterprise’ Category
Thursday, May 17th, 2007
Second only to the sense of exhilaration I get from bringing a new idea to life, I love hearing what the world has to say about those new ideas. In a previous post, I emphasized the importance of not being afraid to share your ideas with the world. This openness ...
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
"There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth -- not going all the way, and not starting."
Buddha
Most would agree, Richard Branson's Virgin Group is an extraordinarily innovative company. In the May 14th issue of The New Yorker ("The Innovators Issue") there is an excellent piece ...
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Sunday, April 15th, 2007
It appears as though I have a lot more in common with Pierre Omidyar, the original founder of EBay, than I thought! Perhaps there is a bit of wishful thinking here but we were both born abroad to Iranian parents, we both have a passion for Internet technologies, maintain personal ...
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Monday, March 26th, 2007
Last April we fantasized about a new business landscape that was driven primarily with people's interests (read "your interests") in mind. In this world, companies would be transparent and worked to meet your expectations first as opposed to focusing entirely on financial projections. These companies would actively work alongside you ...
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Friday, March 9th, 2007
It is fascinating to see the growth of socially conscious and green initiatives. We see more and more people and companies focus on doing good socially while still doing well economically. Pioneering companies who take this seriously are building lasting relationships with their customers.
These catch phrases may be cliche today ...
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Sunday, February 4th, 2007
Since its debut, dotherightthing has attracted quite a bit of attention within the blogosphere and beyond (kottke.org, NY Times, Techcrunch, NewAssignment, hundreds of del.ici.ous bookmarks, technorati).
It's an exciting time that will undoubtedly yield interesting results as the community "finds itself". Until then, I will be working hard alongside the dtrt ...
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Friday, January 26th, 2007
You may have already heard news of the launch here. If not, I am pleased to announce that the site is now live @ dotherightthing.com.
With media and corporate interest building, we hope to empower an extraordinary community of people and make a significant positive social impact together in the months ...
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Friday, January 19th, 2007
dotherightthing is now one step closer to being selected as one of up to 20 Fellows for Echoing Green's class of 2007. Thank you Echoing Green for putting together such a unique fellowship program.
Echoing Green awards two-year fellowships to emerging social innovators. Annually, we award fellowships to individuals with innovative ...
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Sunday, December 17th, 2006
'Tis the season and online giving has never been easier. There are countless sites ready to accept your monetary and other contributions. Unfortunately, with little or no feedback it's not always clear how your contributions will make a difference...
If you are interested in a non-traditional way to give back this ...
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Thursday, September 14th, 2006
Simply put, "creating something from nothing" is no easy task. Most are aware of the myriad of seemingly insurmountable challenges that face new ventures, particularly new social ventures. Although an entrepreneur's persistence, intelligence and resourcefulness can go a long way toward overcoming those challenges, sometimes what it takes is not ...
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