Your Morning Coffee: Entrepreneur Links

by Nathaniel Whittemore · 2010-01-26 06:25:00 UTC
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Haiti continues to dominate news in the social change space, although the coverage has shifted somewhat from covering the quake's immediate aftermath to exploring the broader response. Yet the rest of the world hasn't stopped going about its business, and a number of stories caught my eye this weekend.

"More (Steve) Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, Jobs:" The loss of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy's Massachusetts Senate seat to a Republican has prompted Democratic lawmakers to return their focus to jobs. In this New York Times piece, Thomas Friedman insists that the path to long-term success will be in inspiring and training innovators and entrepreneurs.

"Turkey: The land that embraced Facebook, FriendFeed and startups:" I'm noticing more stories like this one all the time on the tech blogs. Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia: all of these places are home to growing start-up scenes -- technology-centered and otherwise -- that are beginning to capture attention around the world.

"GOOD Partners with Pepsi to Give Away $20 Million in Grants to Fund Great Ideas:" With the Chase shenanigan behind us, the next entrant into the online contest cause marketing fray is Pepsi. Hopefully this partnership with Good Magazine can help them steer away from some of the mistakes Chase made.

Skoll Urgent Threats Fund website: Last year, Google.org director Larry Brilliant left his post to join a new Jeff Skoll venture called the "Urgent Threats Fund." A new site for the philanthropic project recently launched, better outlining the specific activities they're interested in.

"Donations to Aid Haiti Exceed $380-Million, Chronicle Tally Finds:" A really interesting look at how much various relief organizations have received.

Photo Credit: Kıvanç Niş

Nathaniel Whittemore is the founder of Assetmap. Previously he was the founding director of the Northwestern University Center for Global Engagement.
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