Kiva Project
Quetsol, the company I am interning with, is looking to become a non-MFI partner with Kiva. Kiva is a non profit institution that allows individuals to lend money, whether it is to micro finance...
View ArticleThe pilot Experience
Today, after a five hour car ride from Guatemala City, we just arrived to Coban, Guatemala. The reason we are here is to launch the new Pay as You Go model for the company. In this new Business model,...
View ArticleThe Importance of communication and Proper Planning
As described in my past entries, I’m currently working on the launch of the Pay-as-you-go pilot. In a nutshell, people from communities will be able to purchase the use of the solar systems installed...
View ArticleWith electricity comes consumption– Do providers have moral obligation to...
Hey all, One of the biggest demands that I have seen out in the field is for solar energy systems that can power televisions. For someone like me that does not watch a lot of television and can see the...
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My Perception of local communities vs. The Reality
Coming into this experience, I had a picture in my head of a typical rural community. While some of my thoughts were confirmed—subsistence farming, simple eating, mainly isolated living—many were not....
View ArticleCollecting the Battery Replacement Second Payment
As I previously mentioned, Alex and I did a battery replacement in the community of Mano de Leon. The replacement was for our host-family’s system. While the replacement went very smoothly, we were...
View ArticleThe Pilot and Quality Control
Part of my work has been being in the field and servicing the Pay-As-You-Go kits that are being used in the pilot. One of the lessons that I have learned is that it does not pay to cut corners with...
View ArticleUnintended Consequences—Store, and Potential Clients from Pilot areas
After doing this pilot work, I have been able to recognize some unforeseen impacts that should have been considered more fully before implementing the plan. For example, in San Vicente, there are a...
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Taking Action
Never Underestimate the Power of Small Steps In a recent conversation with Entrepreneur Eileen Curtis, CSO (Chief Soap Officer – don’t you just love her title?!) of Sunflower Hill Soap, I was reminded...
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‘Tis the Season for Sharing, Listening & Maybe Even Pivoting!
The Holidays — A Ripe Opportunity Amid the flurry of holiday activity now upon us, don’t forget to put on your entrepreneurial eyes and ears to listen and observe family, friends, and fellow shoppers....
View ArticleWhat Pulls at Your Heartstrings
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” — Nelson Mandela As we...
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The Experience of a Lifetime – Ghana January 2014
One of the resorts we stopped at traveling from Ghana’s capital, Accra, to the town we were staying in, Sekondi This January I traveled to Ghana through Babson’s elective abroad program. For two weeks,...
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Start Where the Start-Ups Start — Apply Now to CIC’s Full-Time Associate...
Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC) was launched in 1999 with a vision and a simple idea – “Startups make the world much better. We can help them by setting up and managing their office for them so they...
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An Exciting Option: Babson Electives Abroad
Many Babson students want to go abroad, but sometimes have the difficult decision of leaving campus for a full semester or entire year. Whether for sports, jobs, internships, social, sports, financial...
View ArticleGreek Life at Babson
Greek Life at Babson has officially wrapped up its Recruitment for the 2013-2014 school year and its been a great process! Whether a new sister of Chi-Omega or a new brother of Sigma Phi Epsilon, the...
View ArticleTime to Dance
As the 2013-2014 school year begins to wind down, a lot of exciting things are happening on campus. One of those exciting things is what many like to call “dance season”. In April AMAN, (Babson’s...
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My 168
At Babson, I have 168 hours to work with in any given week. Some weeks, it’s a mix of classes and meetings, but other weeks, like this one, are a little different. This week my 168 sure is “busy,”...
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CGIU 2014: Takeaways for Making an Impact
Over 1,000 college students converged on Arizona State University this past weekend with a simple goal: a commitment to make a difference. It was time for the 2014 Clinton Global Initiative University...
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The Start Up Oscars
Just when it seems that Boston’s entrepreneurial ecosystem has reached the top of its game, another grand slam comes along and brings us all to new heights. Last Wednesday evening at the 2014...
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Innovators, Disruptors, & Inventors . . . Oh My!
Interested in mingling with startups leading the way in Techology, Marketing & Advertising, Dining & Retail, Media, Sports & Fitness, Healthcare & Medicine, Education, Design, and Arts...
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