Archive for March, 2008

March 29th, 2008
Next Steps for Grameen - Technology?
Posted by: Mark Shuster

Getting back into the swing of life and classes after returning from Dhaka has been interesting, and has included emptying out my rather full Inbox. Although, e-mails have a way of bringing back the trip. Case in point: two Fast Company interviews - one older one with Muhammed Yunus (pre-Nobel prize, even) and a more […]

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March 10th, 2008
Bangladesh= breathtaking
Posted by: nrobinson

Bangladesh may not hold any architectural wonders of the world or majestic cities but the character of the people and their extraordinary hospitality is overwhelming.  I have traveled in India, China and much of
Southeast Asia and never experienced anyone like the Bangladeshi people.
To adequately explain and even comprehend what this group has experienced in […]

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March 3rd, 2008
Yunus
Posted by: nrobinson

The entire Project Pyramid team arrived safely in Bangladesh this weekend. The group was fortunate enough to meet with Dr. Muhammad Yunus on Suday at the Grameen Bank headquarters in Dhaka. Yunus spent nearly two hours addressing the students and fielding questions about microfinance and social business. The Nobel laureate also […]

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March 2nd, 2008
Corporate Val - Social Business Version
Posted by: Mark Shuster

In talking with Dr. Muhammad Yunus at Grameen Bank, he challenged us to think more about the idea of a social business that Bart Victor had brought up in class this past mod. These types of businesses would be a hybrid of both for- and non-profit business models, where the bottom line wasn’t just judged […]

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