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“Technology”, “innovation”, “disruption”. These words are thrown around Silicon Valley so often that I believe we have forgotten what they really mean. I certainly had when our plane landed in Mexico City last June. If you had asked me then what the benefits of an anaerobic biodigestor were, I would have listed the technical specs, … Continue reading »

During the final days of our time in Mexico, the entire Sistema Biobolsa team gathered in the Puebla field office. While there were very pragmatic reasons for everyone coming together, such as meeting with lawyers and investors, it became a great opportunity to appreciate why we were all there in the first place. Alex (Sistema’s … Continue reading »

Having just returned from a weekend spent exploring Mexico City, what struck me the most (other than the tremendous hailstorm) was the slowness of life in San Martin. Stepping off the bus was akin to entering a new country. This is no fault of the people, it is simply the nature of what economists call … Continue reading »

Jobs require an interview; vocations require a journey. My journey to social entrepreneurship has been one of conflict between my interests in social justice and entrepreneurship. Until very recently I rationalized that these two passions to be mutually exclusive and that pursuing one would mean compromising the other. I felt that there must be a … Continue reading »