ArchiveApril 2013

From human waste disposal to homegrown food

Natural soap, online groceries, cell phones, volunteer training, drip clips, human waste, point rewards, and your old tennis shoes. Wondering what these things have in common? They’re all concepts for Fledge’s sophomore class of socially conscious startups. Fledge, an incubator program led by Michael “Luni” Libes, held its second-ever Demo Day at the HUB Seattle Thursday night, as eight groups...

Saving lives in Africa via Solar Lanterns!?

TayaSola Lantern Kits aim to make life better for billions around the world by ridding the night of smoke, while saving money in the process. These kits, when combined with local recycled materials such as plastic bottles or glass jars, produce a reading light, a cell phone battery charger, or other electrical gadgets. The power generated from these kits is limited only by our creativity. Each...

Demo Day, April 25th, 2013

Demo Day was Thursday, April 25th Once again the “fledglings” got up on stage and shared their visions and plans with you and the world. Tansa Clean (a.k.a. Brown Box) – “Valuing” the stream of of human waste in India Serve Smart – Preparing volunteers for effective service Kodeza – Crowdsourcing local knowledge to create local change Shift Labs –...

Entrepreneur Magazine: ‘Impact Entrepreneurship’

‘Impact Entrepreneurship’ Places Importance on Social Consciousness by Michelle Goodman | March 6, 2013  photography by Jose Mandojana On a trip to Africa in 1990, Peter Scott was moved to tears by the deforestation he encountered. Determined to do something, he spent 15 years as a consultant for governments and NGOs in the developing world, designing fuel-efficient cooking...

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