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Scaling Up is a Problem of Both More and Less

Harvard Business Review

Venture capitalist Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz kicks off an inspired post on scaling by quoting the rapper Dorrough, who tells anyone with “a dollar in your pocket, a twenty in your wallet” to focus on one thing: “Get big. But an intimate gathering with, say, 500 of your best friends isn’t feasible.

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Social Impact Investing Will Be the New Venture Capital

Harvard Business Review

Social entrepreneurs are stultified by traditional forms of financing. Donations and grants don't allow them to innovate and grow. We believe we are on the threshold of a major change not unlike the early days of the modern venture capital industry. We're already beginning to see innovation.

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How Blockchain Is Changing Finance

Harvard Business Review

But the solution to this innovation logjam has emerged: blockchain. For example, consider how new business ventures access growth capital. The unstoppable force of blockchain technology is barreling down on the infrastructure of modern finance. How Blockchain Works Here are five basic principles underlying the technology.