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Simplicity and complexity and the fierce urgency of now
July 20, 2016
Last week I came across an impassioned essay on The Guardian by Rebecca Solnit, author of Hope in the Dark. A few points there resonate strongly with conversations we have been having with Reinventure thought-partners, friends, and colleagues about simplicity and complexity in impact investing.
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Re-learning to value what is priceless
July 8, 2016
“We must measure what is important and celebrate what is priceless.”
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What is fair, what does inequity cost, and what is smart? Part 3
June 17, 2016
In response to the question, “how do we reinvent institutions?” Ed channeled the ancient wisdom that in order to reinvent institutions we must reinvent ourselves.
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What is fair, what does inequity cost, and what is smart? Part 2
May 10, 2016
In our previous post, we riffed on questions of justice, prudence, and insight with regard to persistent social and gender inequity, inspired by the closing plenary of SOCAP15 [featuring Ed alongside Nikki Silvestri and Ben Jealous, and moderated by Decker Ngongang].
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The Runner’s Spirit
April 28, 2016
In this Ed Talk, Edward Dugger III talks about his champion of champions, and the spirit he inherited from him.
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What is fair, what does inequity cost, and what is smart? Part 1
March 22, 2016
We at Reinventure Capital spend a lot of time thinking about equity (value) and equity (justice or impartiality), as critical investment considerations. Recently this topic has started gaining some momentum in the form of high-profile discussions regarding the steeply asymmetric challenges facing entrepreneurs of color and women entrepreneurs.
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Champions
February 25, 2016
Ed reveals a truth first ridiculed, now resisted, yet becoming more self-evident.
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Hope
January 20, 2016
“EVERYTHING THAT IS DONE IN THE WORLD IS DONE BY HOPE.”
— Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Seeing What You Look For
December 17, 2015
Bob Baldwin, CEO of Morgan Stanley, sat uncomfortably in my office taking in the modest surroundings, and me. He looked a bit drained.
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How we think
December 3, 2015
Quick, picture a successful entrepreneur. What does the entrepreneur look like?
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What happens to a dream deferred?
November 5, 2015
Ed shares an important insight, nearly lost and forgotten.
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Conventional wisdom
October 26, 2015
Investment managers like to play within the rules. That’s the job: protecting against downside and working within a portfolio structure that delivers maximum returns.