“Invest in Good People Doing Good Things.” –Jeff Skoll (founder of Skoll Foundation) Making money doesn’t always have to mean harming the environment or your neighbor, and not all things we might venture to do will make us money. In my quest to ponder conscious capitalism and see what social entrepreneurs are doing in Asia, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Conferences/ Events
Protected: Burning Man and Beyond: 5 Steps to Simplify
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Oslo Freedom Forum Sheds Light on Women Under Threat
This post is not like any others I have written. I do not have answers nor am I trying to present this to entertain you as a reader. I hope that it will make you ask some questions to yourself, and also wonder what happens to women in this world around you and far away … Continue reading
Conscious Capitalism: Make your Mondays Matter #cc2013
This a second article around my learnings from the Conscious Capitalism conference. Given the choice, how would you do your life differently next Monday? Mondays are tough for many people for whom Sunday ends their weekend. Yet whatever your schedules, “Monday” is the word used to mean the beginning of your work week. How can … Continue reading
Conscious Capitalism brings Conscientious People Together #cc2013
This Friday and Saturday was the Conscious Capitalism conference and it attracted hundreds of people who try to be purposeful about their lives and others’ future while running some of the top innovative and interesting companies in the world. I got to meet the founders of Natures path, do crafts, put away some coats, see … Continue reading
FF: Water Day Plastic Wave, Advancing Humanity, Gamer Heaven (GDC) & More
It’s Friday again! Wow, I wasn’t ready for the fast pace of this week. No better way to start the weekend than with a SPLASH. March 22 is World Water Day: Today happens to be World Water Day and the folks at Dopper Foundation are hoping bay area folks can help promote this day with some … Continue reading
Macworld Has Gone to the Zombies
Original is posted on blog.pop17.com I can’t lie, Zombies and stars were the highlight of MacWorld. What once used to be the hotspot for all things Apple, now has the blogger world wondering if the conference will start shifting to be a space for enterprise and media to connect on mac things, but lose the … Continue reading
Failcon: Failing Has Allure
Although SV seems to be a forgiving and at times failure promoting space, not too many people talk about their failures until they’ve “made it”. The SV culture has seen an influx of international startups this past couple years, and many of the fresh transplants have a keen interest to know about the failures … Continue reading
GAFFTA: Be a Part of the Summer of Smart Hackathon in San Francisco
Originally posted at: Be a Part of the Summer of Smart Hackathon in San Francisco | Dutiee San Francisco, CA: GAFFTA provided opportunity for Hacking for Public Health and Food Spaces. This is my first hackathon as a participant, after attending over a dozen of them in my life. Day one of the Summer of … Continue reading
Free Spirits Get Free Ice Cream @ Outside Lands
Originally Published Aug. 18, 2011 here at Dutiee.com This past weekend, over 60,000 people flocked to San Francisco’s Golden Gate park to view the art and listen to great music at the city’s biggest music festival of the year, Outside Lands. This year the line-up was amazing, it included major bands such as Phish, Muse, … Continue reading