YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Even if we are fortunate enough to have the time to converse one-on-one, face-to-face, most of our interactions with each other have some element of digitization. For the last two years the company has been measuring and scoring the social capital of entrepreneurs in Kigali, Rwanda. The team at kountable believes it can.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

APRIL 24, 2012

I had a fascinating conversation with Andrea Coleman of Riders for Health who found the Skoll Foundation’s focus on outcomes liberating from the regime of randomized control trials imposed by other funders. We’re in an age of social entrepreneurship 2.0. This year I observed a new breed of social entrepreneur—more entrepreneur than social.

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thebarefootvc

APRIL 18, 2010

It is great to see that a conversation is finally evolving on the importance of gender diversity in the technology and venture capital sectors. On my trip to Rwanda last year I wrote a blog post on why I thought diversity in general was important.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

In a year of fascinating conversations, a few stood out. One such conversation was with a doctor from Burma. Including Rwanda, which now has over 60% female representation in its Parliament – instrumental in healing the country from its horrific 1994 genocide.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

In a year of fascinating conversations, a few stood out. One such conversation was with a doctor from Burma. Including Rwanda, which now has over 60% female representation in its Parliament – instrumental in healing the country from its horrific 1994 genocide.

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thebarefootvc

JULY 30, 2015

In a year of fascinating conversations, a few stood out. One such conversation was with a doctor from Burma. Including Rwanda, which now has over 60% female representation in its Parliament – instrumental in healing the country from its horrific 1994 genocide.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as Rwanda, GoTech is resolved to develop, design and implement solutions to help communities respond to fire. Ever since then, SXSW resurfaces in so many of my conversations. GoTech is based in the DRC and Rwanda. What is the most intriguing thing about the event?

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