Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2016

We recently conducted a literature review of rigorous academic studies of financial service innovations among the very poor to find out what services and products would unlock the most value for those at the bottom of the pyramid. And third, digital platforms can facilitate innovation in product and service design.

Microfinance 10

Microfinance Insurance Banking Bottom-up 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

If you believe the hype, technology is going to help us end global poverty. Berkeley researcher Kentaro Toyama has a blog dedicated to calling out naïve or inappropriate uses of information and communication technologies (ICT). To do that, it's vital that technology be suitable and relevant to the lives of its users.

Technology 18

Technology Microfinance Banking Document 18

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

If you believe the hype, technology is going to help us end global poverty. Berkeley researcher Kentaro Toyama has a blog dedicated to calling out naïve or inappropriate uses of information and communication technologies (ICT). To do that, it's vital that technology be suitable and relevant to the lives of its users.

Technology 8

Technology Microfinance Banking Document 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2014

All to say, the sector is hot, which brings me to the second question: Are social entrepreneurs stoking the right kind of growth? With so many small start-ups, are social entrepreneurs at risk of creating well-intentioned, but fragmented efforts that won’t ultimately change much? million young people out of school and out of work.

Entrepreneur 12

Entrepreneur Microfinance NGO Mission Statement 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Fatigue may be setting in for some Western investors’ interest in African innovation, particularly those that have yet to reap rewards to brag about. Another reason is that investors are myopically infatuated with snazzy technology. In 2014 we described what Western investors want from African entrepreneurs.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Hotels Entrepreneur Incubator 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2016

In 1985 Peter Drucker argued for a shift toward an entrepreneurial society, one where “executives in all institutions…make innovation and entrepreneurship a normal, ongoing everyday activity.” Internet technology has essentially democratized entrepreneurialism. To be a taxi driver, you need a car and a GPS.

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Drucker Microfinance Licensing Entrepreneur 8