Entrepreneurship

What AI Can’t Reach at the End of the Road

A group of leading practitioners in development and entrepreneurship learned a difficult lesson. Cheap intelligence does not close the gaps that aid is supposed to fix. In fact, if nothing is done, it can make those gaps even wider.

June 17, 2026
A Guatemalan farmer in a plaid shirt uses a smartphone in a field of yellowish crops. Technology in the field requires a human anchor. Source: Gabrijelagal / Getty Images

We almost named the conference something safer

What a 47-page communications playbook is actually for, and the day it told us to stop being careful

May 13, 2026

Announcing the 2026 Class of Henry Crown Fellows

Introducing the 2025 Henry Crown Fellowship Class. The Henry Crown Fellowship mobilizes a new breed of leaders, all between the ages of 30-46, to tackle the world’s most intractable problems.

March 18, 2026
Henry Crown 2026 Class

Announcing the 2025 Class of Henry Crown Fellows

Introducing the 2025 Henry Crown Fellowship Class. The Henry Crown Fellowship mobilizes a new breed of leaders, all between the ages of 30-46, to tackle the world’s most intractable problems.

March 12, 2025
Henry Crown Fellowship 2025 Class Annoucement

Empowering Entrepreneurs for Inclusive Growth: A Conversation with Rocio Pinto of Multiverse

Rocio Pinto is the co-founder of Multiverse, a Guatemala-based organization that harnesses entrepreneurship as a catalyst to the country’s development.

April 16, 2024

Scaling Lending to Entrepreneurs of Color: Part II – Strategies and Operational Tactics for High-Volume Originations

This paper shares key lessons on microloan origination, including practices of CDFIs that are originating thousands of loans annually.

March 14, 2023
Cover page of the publication, “Scaling Lending to Entrepreneurs of Color: Part II - Strategies and Operational Tactics for High-Volume Originations”

San Francisco Entrepreneurs of Color Fund: Creating a Continuum of Capital and Consulting

SFEOCF seeks to create a more accessible and seamless continuum of capital and services for entrepreneurs of color in San Francisco.

December 1, 2021
Cover page: "San Francisco Entrepreneurs of Color Fund: Creating a Continuum of Capital and Consulting" by Sarah Alvarez and Joyce Klein

Scaling Lending to Entrepreneurs of Color: Part I – Core Operational Challenges

Providing loans and grants to diverse entrepreneurs has been seen by many as an important way to address the racial wealth gap.

November 17, 2021
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How to Support the Women Leading the Climate Fight

Women entrepreneurs deserve equitable access to financial and technical support so they can bring climate innovations to market.

April 7, 2021
Woman holding hydroponic plant