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8 startups that leveraged products for social good, and where they’re headed in 2014

The Next Web

Flip through to be completely inspired by these entrepreneurs who’re not only giving you a service, they’re giving back. Launching – and funding – several crowd commerce campaigns. Similar to a Kickstarter model, these campaigns use products to fund projects. 1) The e-commerce site where products fund projects.

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A Conversation with 2020 Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang

View from Seed

One in five prime working age American men has not worked in the last twelve months, and our labor force participation rate is down to 62.9%, the same levels as El Salvador the Dominican Republic. I think that my campaign, and universal basic income, are going to be very much tied together. I would be thrilled.