SEVEN Fund Initiatives
Because we are a foundation built and run by entrepreneurs, we never want to be known solely for our largesse, simply for our ability to write a check. Therefore, we committed to each other to continue to create ‘big initiatives on a shoe string’ based on what we imagine, who we know, and our individual capacities to Get Stuff Done (GSD). These initiatives are an outcome of our own desire to foster the glittering spirit of free enterprise inside every person. After all, we can hardly preach the merits of entrepreneurship, and not be willing to continually develop it within ourselves.
“My goal is to find pioneering thought leaders and entrepreneurs--those who focus inside the world’s poorest nations, even those who appear contrarian, especially when they can’t find support anywhere else, and then give them rocket fuel.”
“My goal is to urge world-class entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and angel investors to participate in the debate on poverty, and to inspire them to use their ideas and resources to integrate all people into global networks of trade, investment and prosperity.”
“My goal is to understand what happens at the nexus of business, culture, and values—so that I can find and help those who can drive private sector innovation and prosperity in emerging markets.”
“My mission at SEVEN is to facilitate processes that lead to new networks of intellectual property, investment, and business creation in the developing world.”
Entrepreneurs create products, services and jobs. They expand economies, improve people's lives, provide employment (high and rising wages) and bring about competition. A competitive environment, in turn, gives rise to efficiency, meritocracy and further innovations and entrepreneurial drive.
The potent combination of entrepreneurship and technological innovation can forge an environment that is conducive to further enterprise, involving even government policy in supporting entrepreneurship and innovation.
