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Mentor Others

Go out and mentor someone. Even if you think you're too young or inexperienced, or that you don't have anything to give quite yet, trust me—there is always someone a step (or more) behind you who will learn an incredible amount from you.

Pascal FinetteNovember 28, 2014

Unreasonable Labs

Don’t Use the Crowd as a Point of Reference

So many people in startup land go with the crowd and, thus, create the umm-teenth version of something that already exists. The supposedly smarter ones go against the crowd, which is not much better, as their theory of change is simply based on negating what everybody else is doing.

Pascal FinetteNovember 22, 2014

Unreasonable Labs

Company Culture Makes Your Company—Even If You Don’t Have One

It might not be something you want to spend time on, but company culture is what makes your company—even if you don’t have one, you have one.

Pascal FinetteNovember 19, 2014

Mexico 2014Mexico ProgamWater

Unlocking Safe Drinking Water for Thousands—With Women at the Lead

A holistic approach to purified water is empowering women-led businesses to provide clean drinking water to thousands.

Cayte BoslerNovember 17, 2014

Emerging MarketsTechnology

Snapdeal Offers a Lesson About Immigration Reform

Gone are the days when the US was the only land of opportunity and when entrepreneurs dreamed of being acquired by a Silicon Valley company—bigger opportunities now lie in countries such as India, China, and Brazil.

Vivek WadhwaNovember 13, 2014

FailureScaling

The Same Ol’ Mistakes

Somehow, each wave of entrepreneur continues to make the same mistakes, and most follow the same pattern from idea to failure, rather than idea to sustainable company.

Michael Luni LibesNovember 7, 2014

EconomyMexico 2014Mexico Progam

A New Financial Platform in Mexico Saves Lives and Money

While banks are falling behind in products and services, this startup is providing tailored pre-payment plans in Mexico City that can save lives.

Cayte BoslerNovember 4, 2014

Superman Won’t Save Your Startup

Tech entrepreneur reflects on the two years after starting his company and the three valuable realities every entrepreneur should know as they take an idea to fruition—especially an understanding of what really matters.

Erine GrayOctober 15, 2014

AfricaEast Africa 2014East Africa ProgramFailureManagementMentorshipScalingTeam

Six Lessons from the First Unreasonable East Africa Institute

CEO and founder of the first Unreasonable East Africa Institute reflects on the valuable lessons learned that build a foundation for future development in East Africa and an ecosystem for entrepreneurs to thrive.

Joachim EwechuOctober 13, 2014

DebunkingInvestmentScalingTechnology

Why Social Impact (Not Social Media) Builds Wealth

We constantly see social networking apps being funded in the news, but what real social and economic progress have we seen from social media and what industries are going to drive this progress in the future?

Jigar ShahOctober 9, 2014

Debunking

Why I Don’t Like the Term “Social Entrepreneur” (in less than 250 words)

Social entrepreneur has become a term to describe a class of individuals creating sustainable solutions for social problems, but why shouldn't we use the term?

Teju RavilochanOctober 8, 2014

Productivity

The Answer for Startups is Usually Brute Force

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

BalanceCareerWellness

The Key to Having a Life is Setting Up Hard Boundaries

If it’s hard for entrepreneurs to have a life, it’s doubly so for entrepreneurs solving the biggest problems in the world, but having a healthy life is better for both you and your company.

Chris YehOctober 2, 2014

AfricaEmerging MarketsEnergyInvestmentScaling

How Avoiding Multi-Million Dollar Investments Saved Our Startup

Lessons learned from a startup's two-year journey exploring the potential of natural biofuels in Africa: Do what works.

Myles LutheranSeptember 24, 2014

AfricaEmerging MarketsEnergy

Renewable Energy is Growing on the Trees in Africa

Unreasonable entrepreneur explains why Africa's renewable energy future doesn't have to wait for high-tech solutions—indigenous biofuels are gaining steam.

Myles LutheranSeptember 23, 2014

CareerMetrics & EvaluationProductivityScaling

What Entrepreneurs Must Learn from Steve Jobs: iCan

Clean energy entrepreneur and author unravels how entrepreneurs can take simple and accessible solutions Steve Jobs employed at Apple and apply them to new markets.

Jigar ShahSeptember 17, 2014

InvestmentPhilanthropy

Philanthropy is Another Form of Investment

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

CareerFailure

Thinking Big (Is Scary As Hell)

Although daunting, serial entrepreneur, coach, and venture capitalist, Pascal Finette, challenges the typical startup to go to scale—arguing that it's the only way how you can build truly great companies and change the world.

Pascal FinetteSeptember 15, 2014