The Internet of Things Is Now a Thing
Several ventures now under way in developing countries show how networks of connected machines can drive economic growth.
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High Tech for Dry Times
A system that combines software and sensors promises to improve farmers’ ability to manage, conserve, and lease water.
Recipe for Impact
Delivering nutritious school lunch fare on a large scale is the social mission—and the business model—of Revolution Foods.
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The Insight of Outsiders
In many cases, the people who can change an organization are those who don’t “fit in” there.
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Lending Out Wisdom
A memoir by the founder of Kiva highlights the passion that marks the life of a social entrepreneur.
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Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition
Social entrepreneurship is attracting growing amounts of talent, money, and attention, but along with its increasing popularity has come less certainty about what exactly a social entrepreneur is and does.
For Love or Lucre
A veteran social entrepreneur provides a guide to those who are thinking through the thorny question of whether to create a nonprofit, a for-profit, or something in between.
All Entrepreneurship Is Social
Let’s not overlook what traditional entrepreneurs contribute to society.
Creating Social Change: 10 Innovative Technologies
Social entrepreneurs are inventing new technologies to solve the world’s problems. But it takes more than a fancy new gadget to make life better.
A New Type of Hybrid
Social entrepreneurs have taken the hybrid model to a new level, crafting it into a single structure that can operate as both a for-profit and a nonprofit.