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Startup Accelerators Have Become More Popular in Emerging Markets — and They’re Working

Harvard Business Review

However, at least on paper, emerging-market entrepreneurs are just as experienced and committed as high-income country entrepreneurs. Yet, investors still report a lack of commitment and entrepreneurial experience in these entrepreneurs, which they say makes it difficult to invest in some markets compared to others.

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Enabling the Natural Act of Entrepreneurship

Harvard Business Review

If you remove the barriers, then you don''t need to incentivize entrepreneurs to commit their natural act. Piecemeal policies, like angel tax credits, loan guarantees, reduced payroll taxes, direct investments, government venture funds, etc., Not" is not a typo. have spread like wildfire.

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Impact Investing Could Accelerate the Fight Against Cancer

Harvard Business Review

Research we have conducted has revealed a variety of new, highly impactful investment approaches that can help accelerate the pace of the development, approval, and commercialization of new cancer therapies. In this approach, drug discovery is developed around a specific disease and is financed by the efforts of a disease-focused foundation.