Accelerating entrepreneurship to end global poverty and protect the planet

I’ve taught CAC<LTV to my students at Stanford and to social entrepreneurs at Miller Center for more than a decade. In that time, it’s gone from being a little-known concept to being an often-misunderstood concept. So here are a few updated thoughts. A quick review of the concept: A business is an engine that attracts

Guest blog by Analiese Tisa, Marketing & Communications Intern, Beneficial Returns Photo: Members of Fanm Vayant, an agricultural women’s cooperative in Les Anglais, Haiti, pictured with an electric-powered machine for agricultural processing that they adopted upon receiving electricity through EarthSpark, a Miller Center alum. In Haiti, less than half of the population has access to

There is a lot of talk about how effective accelerators are at helping social entrepreneurs raise capital. (See GALI Report) However, as any student at Santa Clara University will tell you, there is a big difference between showing up for class and acing the final exam. Similarly, just participating in an accelerator is not a