see valuetrue on why invetsments aiming to compound more than 9% are usually going to destroy banks
in service and knowledge econoy- developing a replicable franchise is most common chalenge however there are few frabchsies that have taken less than 7 years to effect be these the origins of junk food like mcdonalds or of something important for youth's futures like a clean energy franchise- howver the good news is that such knowledge franchsies once fully developed as suddtainable models can get on a moores law if they have a goal that unites all stajkehlders productivities and demands in a uniquely pursposeful way - by a moores law we mean that they start doubling progress of their goal every few years (3 maximum, sometimes even annually) - grameen solar installations is atypical case - started in 1996 it took nearly 10 yers before it got on a doubling by end 2010 half a million solar units installed; by end 2011 one million solar units installed- similar progress with jobs created eg among viilage girls who provide the after-service
your country has no future in any innovation youth most need knowledge netorking age to invest in until economists and bankers stop lying about how sustainable investment dynamics work
acumen "patient capital" invests in projects that have social goals but are expected to fully pay back over 5 to 10 years
six focal areas
water and sanitation
housing
heakth
energy
agricultire
education
69 projects with a total investmenf fund of $76 million US dollars -to date 8 have developed postive cash flows with 6% profits on average; total nportfolio at minus 20% but most are in early years of patient capital development
great cases - student competitions generated - husk power
by chris macrae
Sep 21, 2012
some queries to breakthrough bankers bullshit-
see valuetrue on why invetsments aiming to compound more than 9% are usually going to destroy banks
in service and knowledge econoy- developing a replicable franchise is most common chalenge however there are few frabchsies that have taken less than 7 years to effect be these the origins of junk food like mcdonalds or of something important for youth's futures like a clean energy franchise- howver the good news is that such knowledge franchsies once fully developed as suddtainable models can get on a moores law if they have a goal that unites all stajkehlders productivities and demands in a uniquely pursposeful way - by a moores law we mean that they start doubling progress of their goal every few years (3 maximum, sometimes even annually) - grameen solar installations is atypical case - started in 1996 it took nearly 10 yers before it got on a doubling by end 2010 half a million solar units installed; by end 2011 one million solar units installed- similar progress with jobs created eg among viilage girls who provide the after-service
your country has no future in any innovation youth most need knowledge netorking age to invest in until economists and bankers stop lying about how sustainable investment dynamics work
rough note transcribed during 2012 paris conference www.convergences2015.org
notes from acumen speaker www.acumenfund.org http://blog.acumenfund.org/
acumen "patient capital" invests in projects that have social goals but are expected to fully pay back over 5 to 10 years
six focal areas
water and sanitation
housing
heakth
energy
agricultire
education
69 projects with a total investmenf fund of $76 million US dollars -to date 8 have developed postive cash flows with 6% profits on average; total nportfolio at minus 20% but most are in early years of patient capital development
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