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    March 5, 2010

  1. I’m excited that tomorrow I’ll be interviewing Leila Janah, the founder of Samasource, for the podcast.  Samasource is “Microwork for the next billion,” delivering  dignified, computer-based work to women, youth, and refugees living in poverty.  Check out this video of her at TEDxSV explaining her inspiration, and look out for the podcast at the end of this month!


  2. March 1, 2010

  3. Change.org features the AshokaTECH Podcast

  4. February 25, 2010

  5. Episode 8 of the AshokaTECH Podcast: Interview with Change.org Founder Ben Rattray

  6. February 9, 2010

  7. Episode 7 of the AshokaTECH Podcast

  8. January 28, 2010

  9. Episode 6 of the AshokaTECH Podcast: Interview with Elizabeth Hausler

  10. January 26, 2010

  11. Obama should make the centerpiece of his presidency mobilizing a million new start-up companies that won’t just give us temporary highway jobs, but lasting good jobs that keep America on the cutting edge. The best way to counter the Tea Party movement, which is all about stopping things, is with an Innovation Movement, which is all about starting things.

    Thomas Friedman, “More (Steve) Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, Jobs,” New York Times, 1/23/2010.

    At the risk of being “that guy who quotes Tom Friedman,” his column this week is the most poignant I’ve read lately.  Innovation and entrepreneurship are what made America great, and it’s time to renew our focus around them.  I support Friedman’s call for making 2010 the year of the start-up.

  12. January 25, 2010

  13. As many of you know, I’ve been working with BUILD, an education non-profit that provides real-world entrepreneurial experience to empower youth from under-resourced communities to excel in education.  Through a combination of coursework in school on the basics of entrepreneurship, to an after-school program working with local mentors, developing a business proposal, receiving seed-funding, and actually running the business, students see first-hand how doing well in school can translate to success in the real-world.  And the results are amazing: 100% of students that complete the program have matriculated to college!

    Here are some photos from the DC “Winter Sales Bazaar,” last week, where students showed what they’ve been working on, and began selling their products — which range from eco-friendly bags to dog grooming services.