Change We Can Profit From: A start-up inspired by Barack Obama

Posted by netcan on Monday February 02, 2009 @08:29PM
from the economist.com dept.

http://www.economist.com/business/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13031214&source=hptextfeature

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Re:Change We Can Profit From: A start-up inspired by Barack ... by RobGR on Tuesday February 03, 2009 @11:22AM (#464146)

Does anyone have a link to the "green venture fund" discribed as organized on facebook, where individuals contribute as little as $100 ?

It sounds like it could be something like Prosper, but more focused on small startups, which would be pretty interesting.

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Re:Change We Can Profit From: A start-up inspired by Barack ... by jacobscott on Tuesday February 03, 2009 @12:03AM (#463535)

Flash mobs for not only fun/doing good, but also profit? This doesn't sound like something you can get wealthy doing, but if you have other priorities, seems reasonable.

Does anyone have figures/stats on how much of an impact social or "web 2.0" for-profit do-gooders are having?

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Re:Change We Can Profit From: A start-up inspired by Barack ... by jlsonline on Wednesday February 04, 2009 @10:18AM (#465834)

As a side note... Check out http://www.carrotmob.org/ and watch the little video. It's cute and get's the point across.

Consider using something like this in your startup's web site, HN readers. :)

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Re:Change We Can Profit From: A start-up inspired by Barack ... by rw on Tuesday February 03, 2009 @05:38AM (#463799)

(profit vs. nonprofit) vs. (do good vs. be greedy)

Let's untangle some dichotomies.

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