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By Luni Libes. Luni is a social impact Investor and the founder of the Fledge Accelerator.
I categorize companies into three categories:
A- Companies focused solely on profits, running extractive businesses, unconscious to the needs of their employees, their communities, and the world as a whole.
Most of the S&P 500 and Global 1,000 are in this group.
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A guest post by Luni Libes , the founder of the Fledge Accelerator. Winding down the last third of Fledge , my conscious company accelerator, the inevitable topic on the mind of all the fledglings is funding. How much money is required? Who will fund their startups? Where can they meet these people?
Given Fledge is not a typical tech accelerator, but instead a program focused on socially and environmentally consci Read more
What is the failure rate, and top reasons for failure, of venture-backed startups?
Asked 2 years ago 1 answer
Interview with Peter Thiel by Wired UK at Oxford in 2014, posted on YouTube . Edited for clarity and length.
1/Do you think there is a correlation between Asperger’s and successful founders ?
In its mildest forms, yes. And I think it is an indictment of our society that the people who are most socially adept end up having so little conviction about their ideas.
Since they are so good at picking up o Read more
Is it true that Netflix was started because the founder got a huge late fee from Blockbuster Video?
Asked 5 years ago 1 answer
