Michael Porter, professor from Harvard Business School, advocates that the structure of non-profits, NGOs and government assistant can never scale sufficiently to solve the major issues of the world, whereas the structure of for-profit business CAN scale. Scale is the key that I missed in my version of this talk… The key insight is that any philanthropic or government solution that works...
From the Wall Street Journal: GUEST MENTOR, Michael “Luni” Libes, founder and managing director of Fledge and entrepreneurship instructor at the Bainbridge Graduate Institute: The better question is not how can startups incorporate social good, but why don’t more startups do this already? Out in the market of ideas, the vast majority of entrepreneurs focus on products or services that save the...
Community Sourced Capital has taken off! One of the first seven “fledglings” from 2012, Community Sourced Capital launched their business in earnest in January 2013, less than six months ago. Since then, they’ve helped eight company raise over $100,000 from over 500 individual “squareholders” Congratulations on a great start! If you’ve yet had the opportunity...
Richard Branson and his friends have launched “The B Team”, an initiative to make business a force of good in the world, a belief shared with the companies and organizations showcased here on BloomTimes. “Our vision of the future is a world in which the purpose of business is to be a driving force for social, environmental and economic benefit.” — The B Team The B...
Listen to the (back)story of Fledge, from founder and Managing Director, Michael “Luni” Libes
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The Winter 2013 program runs through April 25th Fledge, the “conscious company” incubator has invited seven new, impactful companies to come work with us within HUB Seattle, every day for 10 weeks. These seven were chosen from amongst over 60 applicants, invited due to their potential impact on the world and the strength of their teams. Plus, we’re excited to see these teams...
All around the world, entrepreneurs are starting companies to solve some of the world’s biggest environmental and social problems. These are the companies of the 21st Century. So why should these cutting-edge companies use ancient corporate structures? Benefit Corporations, LC3s, Social Purpose Corporations–these are the latest innovations in governing mission-focused businesses for the...
Less than 2 months into beta, Trash Backwards is now being featured on the Data.gov website, a site created by the U.S./Federal Government as part of the Obama Administration to make government more transparent to its citizens. Trash Backwards is one of only two web-based applications featured on the site. In addition, the State of Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental...
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Two moms have taken on a global problem, trash. Rebecca Rockefeller and Liesl Clark developed and launched a simple-to-use, colorful web app to help us reuse the stuff that is no longer needed around our homes and offices. The site includes a huge directory of reuse and upcycle tutorials, reliable articles and infographics, sustainable alternatives to common single-use plastics, local recycling...