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Can Impact Investing Avoid the Failures of Microfinance?

Harvard Business Review

Making something wildly profitable will of course attract the attention of financial markets, and thus increase the chances it will scale effectively. Early adopters of microfinance wanted to prove that it was a commercially viable product, deserving space in an investor’s portfolio alongside real estate and the stock market.

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Increase Your Company's Productivity With Social Media

Harvard Business Review

He became an early adopter of social computing tools to communicate with employees, and in the process became a role model for adoption among his senior executive team, as well as the employee population. And, once it is built, they have a stake in its success." People support what they help to build ," says Burke.

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Blockchain Could Make the Insurance Industry Much More Transparent

Harvard Business Review

This spread of risk, of course, also prevented a merchant from absconding with his ship’s goods and never reuniting with the other traders; he’d have too much to lose. In effect, they all had skin in the game, which remains one of the most elusive elements of modern finance.

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Interview with Sramana Mitra on 1M/1M Program

Rajesh Setty

Over the course of 2010, the work did gain momentum, and we were joined by many of our readers from around the world who decided to make this resolution their own. By November 2010, we launched the 1M/1M website, including an early version of the premium program. The rest of the services are for paying members only.