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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

This incorporates a socially beneficial mission with a manufacturing arm that produces a useful product for its targeted demographic, while also directly providing employment to members of that demographic. Maryland was the first U.S. According to the Harvard Business Review, in most U.S. state to adopt this structure in 2010.

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Why I left Wall Street to figure it out.

Austin Startup

SXSW brings a huge chunk of the music and tech world together in one city every year in March, and most startups launch their products there every year. The startup was launching its product there, and as part of the promotion plan, we were to go into bars in the evenings and sign people up to use their service. How did I get the gig?

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People-First Capitalism

Reid Hoffman

I think it’s important for companies to serve all stakeholders, even if it was for the sole benefit of shareholders, because young people — let’s take people under 30 — care a lot more today about the companies that they buy the products from. Well, that same thing can be said for any product. And I also think about regulation.

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People-First Capitalism

Reid Hoffman

I think it’s important for companies to serve all stakeholders, even if it was for the sole benefit of shareholders, because young people — let’s take people under 30 — care a lot more today about the companies that they buy the products from. Well, that same thing can be said for any product. And I also think about regulation.