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Guest Post: An Entrepreneur's Thoughts on Market Incentives & Foreign Aid

Mills Scofield

MedInternational was started in 2011 to raise the standard of healthcare in resource-poor regions of the world by sharing and maintaining appropriate hospital technology in these areas, initially Zanzibar, Tanzania. See what two not yet 20 year olds were able to do and sustain. by Chia Han Sheng on Sunday, August 19, 2012.

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Why CEOs have Liberal Arts Degrees

Mills Scofield

As a college student in this technological era, I’ve felt the constant burden of having to pursue a “practical” degree. A career advisor once told me that those who pursue liberal arts majors and enter finance, consulting or technology are not the exceptions. Not exactly resounding support. They are the norm.

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Why CEOs have Liberal Arts Degrees

Mills Scofield

As a college student in this technological era, I’ve felt the constant burden of having to pursue a “practical” degree. A career advisor once told me that those who pursue liberal arts majors and enter finance, consulting or technology are not the exceptions. Not exactly resounding support. They are the norm.

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How Social Entrepreneurs Can Have the Most Impact

Harvard Business Review

My organization, The Bridgespan Group, received 1,800 applications for 18 entry-level positions consulting to nonprofits and philanthropy. Meanwhile, 19,000 high-scoring college graduates across the U.S. applied for Teach for America—including 10% of the graduating classes of Dartmouth and Yale.