Homeboy Industries Trades Rap Sheets for Jobs
When you’re in the business of second chances, you need a different kind of business model. For men and women released from prison, a second chance isn’t just rare — it’s a struggle. Forty to 60...
View ArticleThe NewCo Honors Program: Celebrating a New Approach to Business
As we’ve expanded NewCo from its initial festival in San Francisco to more than 15 cities around the world, we’ve been struck by the consistent values binding the companies we choose to highlight....
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Startup Mexico Incubates Homegrown Innovation
Startup Mexico’s (SUM) 35,000-square-foot campus in Mexico City has a little bit of everything. Built for startups, it has classrooms, meeting rooms, an auditorium, rest and recreational areas, a...
View ArticleCloverpop’s Pivot Helps Businesses Make Smarter Decisions
Helping people make better decisions was the original intention of Cloverpop’s eponymous software. Utilizing a combination of analytics and social storytelling (talking it out with others), Cloverpop...
View ArticleExploratorium Breaks the Laws of Science (Museums)
Experimental physicist and professor Frank Oppenheimer, long after he worked on the Manhattan Project, saw that the public had little understanding of science and technology. His solution was The...
View ArticleAre Apple’s Privacy Policies Insanely Great?
The wealthiest corporation in the world and the most powerful government in the world are fighting over a single smartphone. And the future of our social compact with both corporations and government...
View ArticleDetroit Bikes Redefines “Made in the Motor City”
Zak Pashak, a Canadian musician and venue owner, moved to Detroit in 2009 to start an “interesting business.” Three years later, he launched Detroit Bikes, offering simple, affordable bicycles designed...
View ArticleDetroit Farm and Garden Helps Its City Grow
Urban farming has become a platform to promote education, sustainability, and community in Detroit. It’s also inspiring entrepreneurship and fostering a food scene. With more than 1,400 community...
View ArticleDetroit Venture Partners Has Already Committed $30M to Entrepreneurs
The capital of the Am›erican car industry is now attracting investors, entrepreneurs, and young professionals with the promise of cheap real estate and the opportunity to (re)build something great....
View ArticleBest Bees Conducts Research While Harvesting Honey
When Noah Wilson-Rich started graduate school at Tufts University in 2005, he wasn’t thinking about launching a small business, disrupting a scientific funding model, or becoming an advocate for bees....
View ArticlePonyride Transformed a Foreclosure Into a Community
Detroit-based Ponyride is a company – and a 30,000-square-foot warehouse. Founder Phil Cooley also calls it “a study to see how the foreclosure crisis can have a positive impact on a community.” The...
View ArticleFreight Farms Puts Agriculture in a Box
We want to know where our food comes from. The evidence is seen on foods labeled organic, in the rise of farmer’s markets, and even in Ikea products. Our shifting attitudes are reshaping the business...
View ArticleOxfam America Takes Social Venture Approach
Oxfam America takes a long view. COO Jim Daniell says the non-government organization (NGO) offers solutions to poverty, hunger, and social injustice focused on empowerment – not solving problems....
View ArticleThis Houzz is Built on Photos and Community
Everything from kitchen remodels to home office installations seem to take longer and cost more than initially planned. Houzz thinks that’s due to a breakdown in communication, which is why it built...
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