I received this book from Seth Godin who offered it up to his blog subscribers and asked us to write a review and pass it on. Although I hadn’t heard of the book, Seth mentioned it was the memoirs of the founder of the Acumen Fund, Janine Novogratz.
Godin is a huge supporter of Acumen and the last seminar of his I attended, the entire $2500 gate fee went to Acumen.
I can sum this book up in one word; “touching”. The book tells Novogratz’s story from bootstrapping a microfinance lending organization to the Rwanda genocide, to starting the Acumen Fund. I was blown away by the Rwanda story and saw a side of it the media wouldn’t touch. I learned a lot about micropreneurs in 3rd developing nations. That resonated with me. After doing a few home stays in Panama and spending time in Brazil, I knew the potential impact of financial aid but learned what a profound impact helping local entrepreneurs could have.
This book will make you rethink what is possible as an entrepreneur.
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