Amazon’s Halo Effect

There has been a great deal of positive press regarding Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market.  I think it’s time we explore the possibility that the acquisition may not be as incredible as everyone is expecting. It seems that Amazon has experienced the halo effect with this acquisition.   Wikipedia defines the Halo Effect as “the […]

Your Mission Matters: How Kiva Lost Its Way

The initial purpose of Kiva.org was to give people in third-world countries a leg up through micro loans. By crowdsourcing a series of $25 loans, entrepreneurs in Asia and Africa could climb out of poverty with a small loan. Successful entrepreneurs paid back their loans and the money was relent to new entrepreneurs thereby repeating […]

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