Blog tagged as Social Enterprise
Frequently Received Advice (FRA*) - Why Don’t You Just Do Some Consulting?
When Proof of Concept Isn’t Enough: Fundraising Realities in the Social Sector
In the early days, circa 2017, our request for meetings was not even answered by prospective funders. Fitness Coaching as a solution to the inactivity problem among school students in underserved schools, and as a career opportunity for sports persons from poor families was not getting any traction ...
On Bias, Belief, and Building a Social Venture
Book Review - Inclusive Business Models by Sourav Mukherji
My verdict - If you are someone who is even remotely interested in inclusive business models, please do read this book.
"The session by Prof. Sourav Mukherji on inclusive business models was my highlight," shared Vishnu, my co-founder at CoolCoach Academy. He was attending an incubati...
Frequently Received Advice (FRA*) - You should do this in a rural area!
"You should do this in a Rural area! Even better if you can do it in one of the most backward districts of the country."
My heart sank when I heard the very first sentence of feedback. By the time the second sentence was spoken, I wanted to retort, "Do you think we would have Google an...
Frequently Received Advice (FRA*) - You should go to Skoll!
I had just finished talking about CoolCoach to a prospective funder. I was high on adrenaline because I had finally met someone who understood the importance of fitness and activity to reduce the risk of NCDs, who understood social enterprises, and who had read Acumen's Blueprint to Scale report. In...