Global Goals Project

Over 783 people in the world are living on less than $1.90 per day, and half of those are in sub-saharan Africa. In this introduction, Chandler asks: what is it going to take to tackle the #1 Global Goal and overcome poverty?

Chandler headed to Kenya to find out how access to the internet impacts development in emerging markets. The Global Goals Project will cover three main topics in the upcoming series of interviews with Kenya-based founders:

1. Can we 80/20 the Global Goals? If we pooled all our resources to address two or three key Global Goals… which three goals would those be? Is it possible to address 20% of the Global Goals to get 80% of the results?
2. Access to the Internet. Who has it, what will happen when everyone gets access?
3. The reality of developing emerging markets. What is it like to build a business in an emerging market?

In "The Kenya Sessions" miniseries, you'll hear about:

• M-Pesa mobile money
• Solar energy development
• Agriculture and tech companies
• Hearing from the World Bank

Thanks to the support from iDev International, we will show what it takes to impact the people in the emerging market you want to help.

Key Links:

• NeoPenda
• NeoPenda Crowdfunding

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Three years ago, two biomedical engineers had the courage to travel to Uganda and discover why millions of newborns die of preventable causes. In this episode, hear how Sona and her co-founder Teresa created a social impact startup while still in grad school, and how you can tackle a Global Goal with field research.

• 7:50 Sona's Story to Become a Social Entrepreneur While still in grad school, Sona and her cofounder headed to Uganda and decided to solve the problem they found at the newborn wards.
• 9:30 Tackling Global Goal # 3.2: NeoPenda's goal is to help end all preventable deaths for children under 5 years old with a simple vitals monitor.
• 15:45 Why is the Product so Disruptive? Sona talks about infrastructure and medical device problems in emerging markets, and the valuable data that their devices collect.
• 22:30 Business Model and Growth Path How will two biomedical engineers grow a company to enter and transform newborn health in an emerging market? Hear how to enter an emerging market with new technology.
• 32:00 Create A Career Around a Global Goal Chandler and Sona share what it takes to explore a problem you care about and create a solution. "You might come out of grad school with a startup… and be the happiest you've ever been."

In countries where two nurses are responsible for 125+ newborns at once, a simple device that measures 4 vital signs can transform the infant mortality rate. Listen to find out how NeoPenda's monitors work, learn about the business model, and hear the journey of a starting social entrepreneur.

More details: http://www.globalgoalsproject.io/13-sona-shah/

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Key Links

• Hack Fund
• Hackers and Founders

After building the largest global network of tech founders, Jonathan Nelson took on the problem all founders face: funding. The Hack Fund platform uses blockchain technology to provide accelerated liquidity to investors and will transform access to capital in emerging markets.

• 6:30 How to Raise $5 Million: "I don't know man, I'm a nurse!" Jonathan shares the journey of balancing nursing night shifts, coding, and running Hackers and Founders events.
• 14:00 Choosing Companies in Emerging Markets In Central America, the likelihood of a company going public or selling to Google is slim. How can a blockchain fund incentivize investors, and help them to select great companies?
• 21:30 Thousands of Beers and Founder Struggles "Apparently not a lot of people have had beers with thousands of entrepreneurs." Once he was invited to an Small and Emerging Companies committee, Jonathan knew "We're gonna end up solving poverty in emerging markets."
• 29:30 Investment to Solve the Global Goals One micro VC fund in Latin America grows the market by 10% per year. Hack Fund can transform a continent's economy by investing with local profitable companies.
• 45:00 Technology to Solve the Global Goals Each new technology job creates a ripple effect of economic growth in an emerging market. See how this blockchain platform addresses root problems to address the Global Goals.

For Jonathan, the Hack Fund is the first of many projects to ultimately feed and clothe the impoverished kids in his home town in Honduras. Listen to this episode to find out how he answers, "How do we fix poverty? And to do that, how do we fix capitalism and make it a bit more collaborative?"

Key Links:

• SoCap
• ImpactAssets
• ImpactHub
• Donor Advised Fund

If you've been a social entrepreneur or impact investor for more than two minutes, you've probably heard of the SoCap conference. In this podcast, the founder of SoCap and ImpactAssets shares his journey to bring impact investing into mainstream conversation. Tim also covers the new frontier of impact investment: democratized, curated impact investing through the ImpactAssets platform.

• 2:15 What is ImpactAssets? Tim talks about how impact investing works, and what differentiates it from regular investing and venture capitalism.
• 9:30 What Was Impact Investing Like Before? Although investors face the same problems in choosing companies to support, the biggest difference is in the mindset.
• 12:15 The Coolest Social Impact Events in the Country Time talks about the start of the social impact conference movement, and the ten years it's taken to create social impact hubs all over the world.
• 25:00 Donor Advised Funds: A Big Pile of Accounts and a Tax Break Time breaks down how to create your own miniature family foundation, and why it's a good idea.
• 38:30 Where Should I Invest? Interested in doing good with your investment dollars, but don't know where to start? Here's how to have advice and options brought to you.
• 48:00 The Secret To Investing Like a Millionaire Tim talks about democratizing investing, and how much impact is possible when small funds and personal funds are aggregated on the ImpactAssets platform.

Listen to this podcast if you're curious how impact investing works, or if you're looking for great options to make a difference with your wealth.

The internet is great at two things: breaking down big ideas into smaller topics and matching people. Adam and Chandler ask, can we solve Global Goal - sized problems with the internet? In this episode, we find out how DoGood.io can do just that.

• 7:00 The 4 Keys to Solving a Massive Problem - Adam tells us how DoGood.io integrates scoping problems, staffing teams, funding and executing projects within the platform.
• 18:30 How does Blockchain fit in? Adam explains simply how the DoGood token works, how it incentivises people to solve big problems, and how their own ICO gives value to the tokens.
• 23:00 No, You Can't Buy Lambos from an ICO Raise - Here, Adam and Chandler talk about a critical gap in the ICO model.
• 31:00 How can Blockchain forward the Global Goals? Most people think of the currency side of blockchain technology.

Listen to this episode if you're wondering how on earth you can make a difference in a global-sized problem, and how you can use blockchain and the DoGood.io platform to do it.

When 86% of an economy happens at local family markets, making a difference with tech and business innovation looks a little different.

• 2:10 Raising $80 Million in 45 Countries - Patricia tells us how a group of passionate bankers, investors and managers have impacted 350 companies worldwide.
• 4:35 Inspiring Success Stories - I-DEV International works with all sizes of companies, including the leading tech company in East Africa.
• 15:30 The Innovation Answer in SMS and Data - When a developing country adopts mobile money, the opportunity for innovation skyrockets.
• 21:20 Get on The Ground - "You need to have somebody on the ground."
• 30:00 On the Ground Insight: How Can We Help? "Do the people you really want to impact even have access to a phone? Let alone to the internet? And if they got access, would they actually use it?"

In this episode, Patricia Chin-Sweeney shares the keys to support development in East African and Latin American countries. The mobile marketplace holds enormous opportunity in areas with little computer access.

Key Links

• Brian Lim - HyperCubes Founder

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Can one person make a difference in the UN Global Goals with exponential technology? In this episode, the founder of Hypercubes says yes.

• 2:00 Planet Diagnosis Data - Hypercubes uses cutting-edge satellite, sensor and AI technology to take daily chemical analysis snapshots of the earth.
• 4:45 Late Bloomer to Hyperspectral Technologist - Brian Lim shares with us each step of his journey to become a space entrepreneur.
• 19:10 3 Keys to a Killer Satellite - The satelite piece, the sensor piece, and AI component.
• 28:15 Valuable Data - Data to support sustainability is now available to the marketplace.
• 33:00 Space Industry Insider - "First, in the space industry space, no one can hear you scream."
• 39:00 Life Hacks to Leverage Community - Brian encourages listeners that big problems can be solved with 2 ingredients: a large community and the technology already available.

Can one person make a difference in the UN Global Goals with exponential technology? In this episode, the founder of Hypercubes says yes.

MindHak was founded as a social impact startup to help those who have suffered immense emotional violence. The platform teaches people how to overcome and express their experiences in a safe and healthy way. Find out how AI can learn emotional patterns and help people to heal.

In this Episode We Cover:

• The mission and vision of why MindHak was created and it's ultimate goals.
• How the basics of the technology work behind the scenes of MindHak. This includes understanding the basics of how machine learning works.
• Global Goal 16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
• A high-level look at where Mindhak is now with their business and what's next.

MindHak uses a chat box to help people interact with the technology, and then the tech analyses what the person says and provides resources that apply to them. Discover the next era of emotional intelligence and maturity development in this episode.

After starting social impact work at 16 years old, Nelli Garton has valuable insight on the value of social good ventures. In this episode, we'll hear her speak on the social impact investment platform she started to address the problems she saw.

In this Episode We Cover:

• Nelli's background and story into becoming an impact investor.
• Learn about the transition into building out the impact measurment company, Tablecloth.io.
• How the basics of the technology work behind the scenes of Tablecloth.io.
• The current stage of business that Tablecloth.io is in and what's next as they scale.
• Understand the mindset as they looked at the decision of whether or not to bring in investors.
• How they see Tablecloth.io participating in the Global Goals.

Find out where impact investment and philanthropy overlap in this episode, and learn how you can increase collaboration and data-driven results for your company or portfolio.

"Participant is about participation for people with disabilities. We believe everyone everywhere can have the assistive products they need to participate in society."

In this episode we cover:

• The story of how Keoke and the team at Participant.Life got started in the Wheelchair industry and what they're set out to solve.
• The current status of the wheelchair industry.
• Understand the basics of how the Participant business model works and their plan to scale.
• A 101 on 3D Printing, the benefits of building a company using 3D printing, and overview of how the cost structure works.
• A high-level look at where Participant is now with their business and what's next.
• Quick collaboration on brainstorming what it will take to fully support all 70 million with those without wheelchairs.

Global Goals:

• Global Goal #10 - Reduce Inequalities

Hear how 3D printing will disrupt every industry, and find out how Participant structured their medical device company to subsidize entry into emerging markets.