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How do Philanthropy and Entrepreneurship Mix?
This post originally appeared in Alliance Magazine on May 16th, 2013. The inaugural Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) summit, more than any other gathering I’ve been to, provided concrete...
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The Problem-Based Approach
This post originally appeared at this link on vilcap.com in July 2013. “Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor...
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Talk Isn’t Cheap, It’s Incredibly Expensive
This piece was originally posted as the first of a three-part deep dive into “Thoughts from the Trenches” as we kick off this year’s Social Capital Markets Conference. For the series overview, click...
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Marginal Impact Is Better than Doing Nothing
This piece was originally posted as the second of a three-part deep dive into “Thoughts from the Trenches” as we kick off this year’s Social Capital Markets Conference. For the series overview, click...
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Not “Impact Investing,” Not “Social Entrepreneurship,” But Problem-Solving
This piece was originally the final of a three-part deep dive into “Thoughts from the Trenches” as we kick off this year’s Social Capital Markets Conference. For the series overview, click here. For...
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Old Wine in New Wineskins: Why Most Everyone Starting Funds Gets it Wrong
The following is a post from Ross Baird, Executive Director of Village Capital, and Victoria Fram, Village Capital’s Director of Operations and Investments. “If I had an hour to solve the problem, I...
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“Demand” vs “Need”
You can always count on people not to do what they don’t have to do.” –Merrick Furst When we talk with entrepreneurs, we often hear, “X person NEEDS Y,” or “X person NEEDS this service.” But need...
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Creating vs. Capturing Value
Creating versus Capturing Value The Commonwealth of Virginia is a wonderful place to live, in large part because people here care about both tradition and innovation – and we harmonize them by...
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The Forgotten Human Capital Gap
By Ross Baird, Executive Director, Village Capital, and Simon Desjardins, Director, Access to Energy, Shell Foundation. According to Noam Wasserman’s The Founder’s Dilemma, 65% of start-up failures are...
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The Ethics of Financial Inclusion
his spring, we at Village Capital are launching a major initiative to expand access to financial services to under-served customers. Programs in the US, Mexico, and East Africa will support...
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