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March 3, 2016 | Lindsay Booker
Social Impact Headlines: March 3, 2016
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This week's headlines cover waste, motorbike taxis, and hero worship in the world of entrepreneurship.
- “If the majority of Nigerians are not living well, then there’s really nothing that we’re doing right.” Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola ’13 helps Nigerian households of low-income find value in their waste.
CNBC Africa
- Brooklyn’s future is energy efficient and full of job opportunity. Hear from BlocPower founder Donnel Baird ’12 about what’s next for greening Brooklyn.
Technical.ly | Tyler Woods
Words of note
"Why do we do this work? Because computer science education in our country has failed our kids...The bottom line is this: if mainstream education was doing its job, we would not have ours."
- Kalimah Priforce '13, founder of QeynoLabs.
- Michael Wilkerson ’14 knows investing in motorbike drivers will transform lives and cities in Uganda and beyond. “Some potential investors think the model is too high-touch to scale up effectively, but Wilkerson says closeness to the customer is precisely what makes it work.”
The Guardian | Anna Patton
- Make way for the "coffin-killers." Katrina Spade ’14 and the Urban Death Project are giving us options to make death a little greener.
Fusion | Ari Phillips
- Your team is your greatest asset. Karim Abouelnaga ’13 shares how to hire the right people for the job.
Entrepreneur | Karim Abouelnaga
- Being strategic can unlock entrepreneurial behaviors. Entrepreneurship and strategy can, and should, coexist.
HBR | David Collis
- Impact investing won’t fix everything, but it has a crucial role in global development.
HuffPost Impact | Katharine Tengtio
- Millenials are attracted to companies that have philanthropic programs. They equate it with the character and values of a company’s brand–and there are other benefits, too.
TechCo | AJ Agrawal
- “Heropreneur” worship is a thing. But really having an impact can’t start from pursuing a trendy role without the chops to get it done. Good intentions can yield problematic results when we’re not focused on the impact.
SSIR | Daniela Papi-Thornton
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