October 2011
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Oct 19th
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“What I’m saying is that all investors have been forced to become patient...”
– Mike Van Patten, founder of Mission Markets, talks about the nature of impact investing. Great interview via Next Billion.
Oct 19th
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Via @pforti, this really is a beautiful way to display a lookbook. Check out Skinny Vinny here.
Oct 19th
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““Empowered” and “sexy” are not universally synonymous. That a woman is not a sex...”
– Rachel Edidin talks about portraying female superhero characters at Comic Alliance (via georgethecat) Here here.
Oct 17th
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Last episode of the Unreasonable Institute (Season 2). So inspiring!
Oct 17th
“Another pair of complaints about the movement is that it is only about catchy...”
– In “One, Two, Three Many Wall Streets,” the New Yorker’s Amy Davidson writes about Occupy Wall Street and the increasing multinational & coherent nature of the protests.
Oct 17th
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“The final and most devastating stop for me was Banadir Hospital, where I was...”
– I can’t even put into words how much I loved this poetic masterpiece by musician/poet K’Naan who relayed his experience visiting his home country of Somalia after 20 years. Must read.
Oct 17th
Oct 17th
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Excellent video (by the What Took You So Long Foundation) on More than Me, an organization supporting young girls in Liberia.
Oct 17th
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Oct 16th
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“I suspect entrepreneurs recognize the prevalence of “the law of the vital few”,...”
– Luke Johnson, “We Need a Darwinian Stance on Start-Ups,” via the FT.
Oct 12th
Oct 12th
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“The polarization of “entrepreneurship” and “social entrepreneurship” implies...”
– Great piece by Daniela Papi on whether the “social” is needed before the “enterprise.”
Oct 11th
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Oct 11th
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Oct 11th
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Oct 11th
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Stefon & Zoolander on SNL’s Weekend Update. Oh yes. Donate to the Derek Zoolander Foundation for Fat Kids Who Are Fat But Not In A Cute Way Like That Fat Kid On Modern Family.” So wrong. So hilarious.
Oct 10th
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“And this reaction tells you something important — namely, that the extremists...”
– Paul Krugman, New York Times, in an article entitled, “Panic of the Plutocrats” about the Wall Street protestors.
Oct 10th
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“The Qwikster brand name couldn’t be reached for comment, but we hear...”
– Just a few weeks later, Netflix is scrapping the whole Qwikster idea. Yeah, we thought it was stupid too. (Via Gawker.)
Oct 10th
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“To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your...”
– (via melissaricher)
Oct 10th
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Oct 8th
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Oct 7th
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Tapping into the new Chinese generation. A great TED talk.
Oct 5th
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Oct 5th
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“Research has shown that startups, especially high growth startups, are the keys...”
– Via the Kauffman-supported paper, “Overcoming the Gender Gap: Women Entrepreneurs as Economic Drivers,” as covered by Fast Company.
Oct 5th
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