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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

For our students, that can mean anyone from a Syrian refugee trying to make contact with his family back home, to a supply chain manager for a major apparel brand who wants to make sure his contract factory in Bangladesh doesn’t use forced labor. We don’t have that mindset or that expertise,” he admitted to the class. “We

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

For our students, that can mean anyone from a Syrian refugee trying to make contact with his family back home, to a supply chain manager for a major apparel brand who wants to make sure his contract factory in Bangladesh doesn’t use forced labor. We don’t have that mindset or that expertise,” he admitted to the class. “We

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A Newbie’s Guide To Microfinancing

YoungUpstarts

In many developing countries, the opportunity to take out and repay a loan does not exist, and this lack of access to credit perpetuates the cycle of poverty and stagnates a country’s economic growth. However, there is debate in the microfinance community as to whether their services should be for-profit or not-for-profit.

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William Miller on Business Model Innovation

Life Beyond Code

A value proposition is the promise of value to be given to a constituent (customer, client, community, etc.). Partners: The allied people and organizations who enable the model. The normal way of thinking about a business model is “what is the value proposition” it offers. Values” represent what is most important to us.

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6 Forward-thinking Businesses That Are Making the World a Better Place

Up and Running

Warby Parker’s appeal as an innovative and admirable business is two-fold: First, they provide a one-for-one product, (the model that originated with TOMs shoes ) wherein for each pair of eyeglasses sold, the company will send someone in the developing world a pair too. Secondly, they provide more affordable eyewear here in the U.S.,

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How a startup should leverage a personal assistant

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Rob Walling generously allowed me to reprint this excerpt from his new book, "Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer's Guide to Launching a Startup" available in paperback and Kindle from Amazon and in PDF and ePub from StartupBook.net. As a developer, the features we dropped seem like a necessity from day 1. So we tossed it.

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Remote Jobs: The Fair Pay Rate Dilemma

Transformify

Sadly, even reputable businesses are trying to take advantage of people in developing countries, especially if the local authorities are not paying attention to cases of exploitation. ‘’ABC, a US company, signs an agreement with Mr ‘’X’’, a citizen of Bangladesh. . ’’ Round-tripping.