Do you feel like there are never enough hours in a day to get everything done? Good news, you are not the only one. Read this post for tips on how you can become a Productivity Ninja.
Verity NobleApril 7, 2016
If you’re in Silicon Valley, the big word on the street is “Start-Up Mode,” but there's a lot more to entrepreneurship than starting.
Pamela HawleyDecember 23, 2014
In the complicated path from idea to startup, there often come times when a larger-than-normal hurdles get in the way, and the only true way to conquer them is use brute force.
Michael Luni LibesOctober 6, 2014
In a culture so focused on success, it’s easy to forget the importance of failure—turning challenges into learnings is the greatest skill any entrepreneur can learn.
Lisa CurtisOctober 3, 2014
When you heed the call and step out from the shoulds and shouldn’ts to live from a place of must, you begin your journey as an entrepreneur with the ability to impact the world.
David HowittOctober 1, 2014
Editor for the Economist joins a multi-national task force with the ambitious goal to figure out how to catalyze a global market in social impact investment—the report, four themes and one challenge.
Matthew BishopSeptember 29, 2014
Lessons learned from a startup's two-year journey exploring the potential of natural biofuels in Africa: Do what works.
Myles LutheranSeptember 24, 2014
A new strategy emerges that makes bisecting of investing and philanthropy into two separate activities illogical according to veteran entrepreneur of five startups.
Michael Luni LibesSeptember 16, 2014
Being an entrepreneur is challenging. We are inspired about the win of climbing to the top of the mountain. So when people say “I think I want to be an entrepreneur,” here are the top five things CEO and founder, Pamela Hawley, would consider.
Pamela HawleySeptember 5, 2014
Business is the only force on the planet large enough and pervasive enough to change our broken global systems, and—together—citizen engineers and social entrepreneurs can act as the lever to create clean water, clean air, rich soil, biodiversity and happiness as a natural by-product of everyday work.
Ryan MartensSeptember 5, 2014
Measuring impact, designing for impact, and applying business methods toward impact: These are not always easy, but they’re almost always doable and eventually make things a lot easier.
Kevin StarrSeptember 3, 2014
Confronting the hardest problems on the planet requires humility to admit that we don’t know many answers when we start; sometimes, we don’t even know the right problem to work on. And if you start with the wrong problem, you’ll certainly propose the wrong solution.
Aleem WaljiJuly 18, 2014
Training is important, obviously, but at the typical startup, the day-to-day challenge of keeping the doors open trumps longer-term investments. But just like in so many other areas, resource constraints can be an opportunity to spark new ways to train teams and support their learning.
Jessica LaxJuly 14, 2014
Women are starting companies at a rate 1.5 times higher than the national average, but male-owned businesses receive 23 times more venture capital funding. This isn’t just sexist; it’s bad business. But these days, entrepreneurs have a new financing tool at their disposal: crowdfunding.
Lisa CurtisJuly 8, 2014
If you want a more effective team, you'll need a more effective hiring process—one that evolves to build on successes, correct for failures, and incorporate more diverse skill sets.
Carlos BuenoJuly 2, 2014
There's a problem with Silicon Valley and the subcultures that imitate it. It's a design bug woven into people's identities and sense of self-worth. Fixing it will be painful, but it should be fixed before it gets any worse.
Carlos BuenoJune 30, 2014
There's a lot to be learned from those who’ve been there, done it, and know what works. Read this post for 5 key learnings gathered from the most effective social entrepreneurs across the country.
Zoe SchlagMay 5, 2014