The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship was founded on the belief that economic progress and good governance in low-income countries emerge from entrepreneurship and innovations that empower ordinary citizens. Learn more
Under Dr. James Mwangi, Equity Bank challenged conventional banking wisdom and redefined their business model to focus on microfinance and low-income consumers.
Michael Chu discusses bottom-up development and entrepreneurship in emerging markets. Chu is Managing Director and co-founder of the Ignia Fund, an equity firm based in Mexico dedicated to investing in and developing commercial enterprises focused on low ...
Jacqueline Novogratz speaks to MIT students about her work in creating the Acumen Fund, a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. Jacqueline Novogratz is the CEO of Acumen Fund and author of the ...
Chuck Lacy dedicates his professional life to using entrepreneurship to solve social and community problems. He is currently President of The Barred Rock Fund, a venture capital fund that invests in companies likely to create jobs and economic opportunity in low-income communities. Started in ...
For half a century the US has sat at the center of the global economic system, and Western-style capitalism has dominated. Now, it's no secret that the center of gravity is shifting. Christopher Meyer discuss today's deeply held assumptions about capitalism and ...
Learn about the bittersweet challenges and rewards of creating a company focused on a triple bottom line.
Bob explains why startups are not small versions of large companies, and why they require processes and guidelines all their own. He describes the detailed Customer Development process for building scalable startups and explains how Alexander ...
The education sector in India offers enormous opportunity to employ entrepreneurial business models to create a lasting and positive impact. Ashish Rajpal shares the story of iDiscoveri’s impact in Indian schools and possible implications for educational change ...
The Business Model Canvas, a conceptual management tool to visualize, discuss, and invent business models, has known a phenomenal success around the world. Now its inventors, Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur are working on a series of new practical tools to ...
2010 Prosperity Index Listen to this lecture to learn about the Legatum Prosperity Index, the world's only global assessment of wealth and wellbeing. Jiehae Choi Research Fellow, Legatum Institute Jiehae Choi is a Research and Program Analyst at the Legatum Institute, ...
The Long Tail of Expertise Alpheus Bingham Founder, Board Member, InnoCentive, Inc. Dr. Alpheus Bingham is a pioneer in the field of open innovation and an advocate of collaborative approaches to research and development. He is co-founder and former president and ...
