Put a few social entrepreneurs in a room and wait for few minutes. Three themes of discussion will emerge within 10 mins. Funding is scarce. Hiring Sucks. And Impact measurement is tough. And impact measurement is the toughest amongst these three. FOr some reason, most of us have reconciled ourselves with the first two. Third […]
This is an excerpt from an article i wrote for Economic Times recently. According to a recent McKinsey report, 46% of Indian families cannot access or afford basic services, which include access to decent health services, sanitation, nutrition, social security, food, energy, housing and education. About 50% of public spend on basic services doesn’t reach […]
When shoeshine boys start giving stock tips, then you know something is wrong, goes an old Wall Street dictum. When this aphorism begins to resonate in the field of impact investing and social enterprises endeavouring to address some of the most intractable societal challenges of today, then it is indeed worrying. Last month, at the […]
“Why is medical care becoming more expensive everyday, while all other technologies are becoming cheaper and cheaper?” A young man, Saravanan Nagesh, who is studying at CMRIT Bangalore happened to be sitting next to me at lunch during the Global Shapers Youth Summit and was curious to know. I turned around and spent about 2 […]
Today is October 2nd, Gandhi Jayanthi (Gandhi’s Birthday) and the International Day of Non-Violence. I received an email from Srikanth AP with a greeting card on Non-Violence day. What was interesting was that the card had a quote from Gandhi (one of his very last notes left behind), which i had never heard, and which is […]
Siva and Prashant, two young guys have started this great company, dhanaX. dhanaX is an innovative startup in the field of Indian microfinance. The idea is to build a web based platform that facilitates individuals to give unsecured loans directly to an individual or a group of borrowers (SHG/JLGs) with the help of Micro Finance […]