Tag Archives: Boond

For profit or not-for profit? That is the question.

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Namrata Mehta

We have been talking recently about social entrepreneurship and scaling up innovation for rural and remote communities who often form the bottom of the pyramid market. So I caught up with Rustam Sengupta, of Boond, who I met at the … Continue reading →

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Thinking Beyond Design for the Bottom of the Pyramid

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Namrata Mehta

I spent much of my last week at the Technical University Delft, Netherlands, where I was invited to talk about the lessons learned and challenges ahead after ten years of BoP or emerging markets. The visit was organised around a … Continue reading →