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America’s Gas Pains

On March 16, 2012 By

I wrote this for an assignment on March 1, 2012, but it is perhaps even more relevant today as discussions about releasing emergency oil stock piles progress. Memorandum To: President Barack Obama From: Chris Crosby Subject: Domestic Energy Policy The only way to remain a world power is to have a cost-effective and sustainable supply [...]

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CGI America: Pregame

On June 23, 2011 By

Next week, members from the private sector, NGOs and State/Local Governments will convene in Chicago for the first ever Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) America event. CGI America is built on the success of Clinton Global Initiative and is focused on one overarching theme: economic recovery and job growth. Apparently, this event was initiated as a [...]

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Rethinking Business Incentives

On September 10, 2010 By

World Poverty and Human Rights Online has published an article I wrote earlier this year on restructuring corporations’ profit incentives to align with society’s best interests. Click here to check it out. Good timing for #CGI2010

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Rethinking the Relationship

On August 30, 2010 By

Since their inception, call centers have been infamous for high turnover (especially in the outsource world). While this is no revolutionary statement, I recently had the realization that by my mid-twenties I had personally fired, or overseen the termination, of over 1,000 people (an average of about 200 people a year). I believe my personal [...]

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Muhammad Yunus and Social Business

On January 26, 2008 By

Last summer I wrote a post about the book A Billion Bootstraps which led to Amy and I getting involved in Microfinance. Since that time, I’ve been wrestling in my mind with how to combine some of the most successful elements of capitalism with those of non-profits in order to create charities that are self-sustaining. [...]

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Kiva.org – Microcredit & Philanthropy meets the web

On September 5, 2007 By

About a month ago, I wrote a post on the book “A Billion Bootstraps” and briefly discussed the concept of Microcredit. Since reading the book earlier this year, Amy and I have been actively researching Microcredit and sizing up the best angle and mechanisms for us to get involved. Coincidentally about two weeks ago, we saw a special on [...]

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