The New Art of the Possible Embracing new technology and having an open and curious mindset is the key for not only growth but survival in every industry today. I cannot think of one industry that has not felt the distributive effects of new technologies and the rate of social adaptation. I deliberately don’t call it adoption as this is a term for “Systems of Record”.
P2P Lending Archives Dear Mr. Cox: I don't have to tell you that the Madoff mess has dominated the Wall Street Journal headlines for the past few days. You probably saw Jane Kim's recap today tallying the $25 billion in known losses so far in a wide-reaching, long-running fraud perpetrated by a firm overseen by your agency. It's not that I blame you for the Madoff fraud. 10 Ways to Teach Innovation Getty By Thom Markham One overriding challenge is now coming to the fore in public consciousness: We need to reinvent just about everything. Whether scientific advances, technology breakthroughs, new political and economic structures, environmental solutions, or an updated code of ethics for 21st century life, everything is in flux—and everything demands innovative, out of the box thinking. The burden of reinvention, of course, falls on today’s generation of students.
P2P Lending and Crowdfunding – Explore the New Frontier for Small Business Lending P2P Lending and Crowdfunding – Explore the New Frontier for Small Business Lending Looking for capital to start or grow your business? Sometimes, even with a solid idea and business plan, finding third party financing can be a challenge for many small business owners. So where are startups and growing businesses finding the funds they need?
Those who get involved in social movements share a common experience: Sometimes, when an issue captures the public eye or an unexpected event triggers a wave of mass protest, there can be periods of intense activity, when new members rush to join the cause and movement energy swells. But these extraordinary times are often followed by long, fallow stretches when activists’ numbers dwindle and advocates struggle to draw any attention at all. During these lulls, those who have tasted the euphoria of a peak moment feel discouraged and pessimistic. The ups and downs of social movements can be hard to take. Certainly, activists fighting around issues of inequality and economic justice have seen this pattern in the wake of Occupy Wall Street. Low rate loans - fair borrowing - from Zopa.com Zopa is the UK's leading peer-to-peer lending service. We reward savers and borrowers who are good with their money by providing lower rate loans and higher interest on savings. Since Zopa was founded in 2005 we've helped savers lend more than £512 million in peer-to-peer loans and have been voted 'Most Trusted Personal Loan Provider' in the Moneywise Customer Awards for the past 4 years. How P2P lending works Who we are Zopa is run by a team who draw experience from a range of industries including Financial Services and is backed by the firms who also invested in companies such as eBay, Betfair and Lovefilm.
From Social Networks To Market Networks James Currier is a cofounder and partner of NFX Guild, an early-stage fund with a three-month program for marketplace and network businesses. How to join the network Most people didn’t notice last month when a 35-person company in San Francisco called HoneyBook announced a $22 million Series B*. Small Change, Big Payoff - November/December 2007 Got 25 bucks? You can be a global investor—and do a world of good. The idea that lending money to the poorest of the poor can produce economic and social change has steadily gained traction since 1976. That’s when economist and Chittagong University professor Muhammad Yunus started the Grameen Bank, giving credit to struggling cottage industries without collateral in Bangladesh.
Wisdom Networks! Opportunity? What? Why? Where? How? Wisdom Networks crowd create Network Society and accelerate the Wisdom of Crowds (r)evolution for health, education, equity market, innovation, organisations, countries and regions. Everyone can see and act on every “thing”, everywhere, anytime. Telewisdom accelerates “The Shift” to the next stage of economic development by organising people, processes and things across the “Internet of Everything”. Opportunity? Implement Wisdom for your community! The reality is that global startups are created fast – sometimes in a weekend sprint.