Anne-Marie Brook, founder and CEO of Rights Intelligence, shares her journey from being a senior economist to a social entrepreneur. She discusses the challenges she faced in transitioning to entrepreneurship and the need to commercialise data to increase revenue.
Anne-Marie's drive to advocate for human rights stems from her experiences in Peru and her interest in understanding systemic issues. She highlights the challenges of working in the human rights field and the importance of creating a steward-owned company to protect the social mission of the organisation.
In this conversation, Anne-Marie Brook discusses various topics related to human rights, social impact, and entrepreneurship. The conversation covers the transition of OpenAI, funding challenges and advice, setting up the right structure, the relationship with capitalism, funding challenges in the philanthropic world, dealing with funding setbacks, the value of setting goals, rewarding experiences in human rights and social impact, dealing with burnout and stress, lessons learned in founding HRMI and future plans and call to action.
Transitioning from a stable career to entrepreneurship requires overcoming the fear of failure and trusting your instincts.
Advocating for human rights often involves navigating political challenges and funding constraints.
Experiences in different countries can shape one's perspective and drive to create systemic change.
Commercialising data can be a viable strategy to increase revenue and expand the impact of social organisations.
Steward-owned companies provide a structure to protect the social mission of an organisation. Setting up the right structure from the beginning can help avoid problems in the future.
The philanthropic world can be challenging to navigate when seeking funding, but it's important to have conversations with potential investors and foundations.
Failure is a part of the learning process, and it's important to iterate and adapt based on feedback.
Taking care of mental well-being is crucial for founders, and strategies like healthy eating, exercise, and meditation can help maintain resilience.
Having a clear ask and offer when talking to potential investors or partners is essential.https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-marie-brook/
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Introduction and Background
Journey to Founding HRMI and Rights Intelligence
Commercialising Data and the Creation of Rights Intelligence
The Need for Increased Revenue and the Creation of Rights Intelligence
Overcoming the Fear of Failure
The Drive to Advocate for Human Rights
Challenges in Human Rights Work
Steward-Owned Company Model
Rebel's Move and Elon Musk's Offer
Funding Challenges and Advice
Setting Up the Right Structure
The Relationship with Capitalism
Funding Challenges in the Philanthropic World
Dealing with Funding Setbacks
The Value of Setting Goals
Rewarding Experiences in Human Rights and Social Impact
Dealing with Burnout and Stress
Lessons Learned in Founding Hermi and Rights
Future Plans and Call to Action
