Adam Braun: A Social Entrepreneur

Pay-it-forwardism is an amazing movement, but there are many flaws to the movement. When watching the movie one flaw that I saw in “pay-it-forwardism” is how Trevor brought a homeless man into his home. Trevor provides the homeless man with food, shower, and somewhere to sleep, but Trevor does not know that the homeless man is a drug addict. Bringing a drug addict into his house put himself and his mother life into danger and at serious risk because drug-addicts tend to steal and physically hurt others who have more than them. Luckily the homeless man did not hurt Trevor or his mother, but this is still a major flaw, in ‘pay-it- forwardism”. Trevor was willing to risk his life by bringing a stranger into his home. Trevor idea to bring home

Evan Bloom, 25, talks about the power of making connections while attending college. He talks about the out-of-class relationships that prepared him for his future. Bloom states, “An alumnus of his fraternity helped him

Wernher von Braun and/or in his department of expertise when he grew up, but his father had other plans for his future. He wanted Sonny to become a miner and if not a miner, a mining engineer. He made this plain as day the morning he took Sonny into the mine. The conversation on the way back to the surface was when Sonny finally expressed his opinion on the subject. “ ‘I want to go to work for Dr. von Braun, Dad.’ He [Sonny’s Dad] didn’t hide his disappointment” (Hickam 174). Once they had reached the surface, Sonny reflected on what had just gone down between him and his father. “Dad was not only made at me, I knew I’d hurt him too… I blamed myself for everything. I should have never agreed to go down in the mine. I knew what Dad was likely to be getting at, and I knew I wasn’t going to agree to it” (Hickam 174). In the end, Sonny pursued his dreams of working in the rocket

of achieving our purpose in life can be a daunting but awarding task. Christopher McCandless

What is our purpose in life? That is a question many people ask themselves every day. As we become older people believe that wisdom is automatically granted through knowledge and experience. I was one of those people until taking this course. When first I opened and read the first chapter of the text I believed I was an experienced and a mature individual in knowing myself intellectually, mentally, and sexually. However, this has been an awakening although I do possess much about basic knowledge for my age in sexual issues there was still much I did not know (Rathus, Nevid & Fichner-Rathus, 2005).

Social entrepreneurship which has been applied in so many different ways by so many different analysts that it’s depth of vast complexity is still being unraveled and it seems it is still in infancy. It is a multi-interpretable concept and although the use of the term is widespread its use is either overrated or misused. Hence, it is important to firstly understand what social entrepreneurship really is.

In the book, Braun talks his awareness of how much his family has sacrificed and worked in order to achieve his status. Although I can’t relate to being born in a privileged family, I can relate that I am blessed to have hard-working parents that are really strict about my education and my success. The book did not change my perspectives

Feldman’s topic is on why somebody should go to college. There are endless amounts of reasons on why a person would want to go out and further their education. The author states these reasons including the many benefits of going to college.

He talked about life being about more than just “having a job and making money”. I know you’re young and likely still coming to grips with what you want to accomplish in your life, but at this point in time what is your personal mission statement? [5 points] My personal mission statement is to inspire and restore people with physical therapy and give them hope for struggles outside of their physical wellness. I want to create relationships with my patients and give them

Although the book can be said to have a multitude of themes, these are encompassed within the central idea of Tenacity. Braun received strict parenting from his father, who pushed him to do his best without promising a reward and encouraged him to look past his window sill. He also gained perspective on the world through his grandparents, who survived the Holocaust, fleeing to America in hopes of a better life for them and their children.

Social entrepreneurship is gaining such strong interest in nonprofit world because of the economic challenges that have plagued this sector with cuts in philanthropic and government funding. According to Nash (2010) not only are there cuts, there are many organizations vying for the limited funding. Studies support, the attitudes in capitalistic America, and the ease of nonprofits to embrace this concept; evidenced by their ability to sell their once free services, to meet the demands of the consumer. According to the IRS (2010) nonprofits have increased their selling power on unrelated business income, to the tune of 184% increase, in a sixteen-year time frame. This writer, believes these numbers are evidence which support this trend is

On February 2, 2015, in “What’s the purpose of college: A job or an education?”, published by The Washington Post, Jeffrey J. Selingo argues the purpose of going to college is students are preparing for a job during college time or gaining knowledge for their education. More specifically, Selingo demonstrates that students explore their interests and different courses in the college. They do not even worry about the job or the career after graduating. She gives an example of Roth’s story that his dad felt acceptable if his son needed some extra time to figure things out. (Selingo) However, the employers want the students should be job-ready after school. It is the reason why students shifted their purpose of college into getting a job after

This section discusses the plan on how to set revenue and social impact goals, how to navigate the sociopolitical landscape, and how to develop a strong concept

The evening of December 11, 1995, was a special time for Aaron Feuerstein, CEO of Malden Mills. A small surprise 70th birthday party quietly was held in his honor at a local Boston restaurant. But Feuerstein’s life took a dramatic turn that evening for a different reason: A boiler at his company’s plant exploded, setting off a fire that injured 33employees and destroyed three of the factory’s century-old buildings. Malden Mills was a privately owned firm, with Feuerstein owning a majority share. The firm was located in a small Massachusetts town, Methuen, and employed nearly 3,000 people in the economically depressed area. The fire was a devastating blow for the community. According

Usually, technology entrepreneurs are motivated to open a business because they believe they have an innovative product or service that meet a demand from society and can generate profit. Sometimes, their proposal are innovative indeed, and sometimes not. In this context, identify innovation opportunities and challenges are crucial to define the company’s business model and, consequently the plan for the success. This case study will evaluate the company Fairphone in this regard. First, we will introduce the company briefly followed by its business model. Then, we will present the SWOT analysis that will be the base for this study. After that, we will explain why we believe that Fairphone is a case of social and disruptive innovation. Next, we will indicate the concept of opportunity and challenges that will guide the analysis. Finally, the innovation opportunities will be detailed, including the possible counterpoints identified when appropriate, and the same will be done with the challenges before the case study conclusion.