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Three Megatrends That Will Affect Everybody’s Business

YoungUpstarts

For example: what are the implications of Russia having a life expectancy of 59 versus 61 for Bangladesh? Companies need to be creative and find new business models to take advantage of the shifting makeup of their operating countries’ populations. Explosion in technology. .

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When Third is First

thebarefootvc

Lending: In 1983, Muhammed Yunus founded Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, based on the notion that the poor were credit-worthy and that a model of positive “peer pressure” would lead to repayment of loans. Something Kenyans realized many years ago.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

They shared their experiences of how technology has enhanced – and threatens to undermine – diplomatic work. Each team continues to capture its work on a Mission Model Canvas – a modified version of the Business Model Canvas that’s at the heart of the Lean Startup methodology.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

They shared their experiences of how technology has enhanced – and threatens to undermine – diplomatic work. Each team continues to capture its work on a Mission Model Canvas – a modified version of the Business Model Canvas that’s at the heart of the Lean Startup methodology.

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When Third is First

thebarefootvc

Lending: In 1983, Muhammed Yunus founded Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, based on the notion that the poor were credit-worthy and that a model of positive “peer pressure” would lead to repayment of loans. Something Kenyans realized many years ago.

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