LovelyCompanies.com » Lovely People http://LovelyCompanies.com A blog about sustainability, customer service, corporate social responsibility, venture philanthropy and more... Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:34:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Paul Graham: Benevolence in Startups http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/10/07/paul-graham-benevolence-in-startups/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/10/07/paul-graham-benevolence-in-startups/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:00:45 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://LovelyCompanies.com/?p=1229

Paul Graham, founder of ycombinator, discusses the value of benevolence when working with tech startups.

Paul Graham, founder of ycombinator, discusses the value of benevolence when working with tech startups.

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Paul Graham, founder of ycombinator, discusses the value of benevolence when working with tech startups.

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Look out for innocent’s Sustainability Manager Jess Samson who we wrote about...

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innocent drinks recently had a visit from the folks at LeapAnywhere.com and they were kind enough to take a camera crew around with them so that we can all have a peak inside!

Look out for innocent’s Sustainability Manager Jess Samson who we wrote about...

[Read more →]

]]> innocent drinks recently had a visit from the folks at LeapAnywhere.com and they were kind enough to take a camera crew around with them so that we can all have a peak inside!

Look out for innocent’s Sustainability Manager Jess Samson who we wrote about...

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]]> http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/26/sneak-peak-inside-fruit-towers/feed/ 3 TED Talk: A Web Of Random Acts of Kindness http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/26/random-acts-of-kindness/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/26/random-acts-of-kindness/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:30:39 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://LovelyCompanies.com/?p=1209 In his heartwarming talk from this year’s TEDGlobal in Oxford Jonathan Zittrain discusses various random acts of kindness from the online world.

In his heartwarming talk from this year’s TEDGlobal in Oxford Jonathan Zittrain discusses various random acts of kindness from the online world.

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Back in 1997, with business partner Brent Hoberman, she started LastMinute.com which became one of the...

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Yesterday Martha Lane Fox, co-founder of LastMinute.com, was placed at No. 25 in the Telegraph’s 50 Most Influential Briton’s in Technology.

Back in 1997, with business partner Brent Hoberman, she started LastMinute.com which became one of the...

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]]> Yesterday Martha Lane Fox, co-founder of LastMinute.com, was placed at No. 25 in the Telegraph’s 50 Most Influential Briton’s in Technology.

Back in 1997, with business partner Brent Hoberman, she started LastMinute.com which became one of the...

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McDonalds were named in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the fifth year straight. They take the opportunity to [Read more →]

Here’s a round-up of all the posts from the LovelyCompanies.com blogroll that I’ve starred recently in my Google Reader. Feedback on this experimental post format is very welcome!

McDonalds were named in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the fifth year straight. They take the opportunity to [Read more →]

]]> Here’s a round-up of all the posts from the LovelyCompanies.com blogroll that I’ve starred recently in my Google Reader. Feedback on this experimental post format is very welcome!

McDonalds were named in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the fifth year straight. They take the opportunity to [Read more →]

]]> http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/16/lovely-company-news-round-up/feed/ 1 Fraser’s Tea Parties Land Him A Bighearted Scotland Award http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/11/superjam-tea-parties/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/11/superjam-tea-parties/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:03:54 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://LovelyCompanies.com/?p=1142 Fraser McDonaldIn the last year, SuperJam boss Fraser Doherty has held over 120 Tea Parties bringing elderly people together and helping them make friends (previous coverage: here and here). Just recently, Fraser’s efforts...

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Fraser McDonaldIn the last year, SuperJam boss Fraser Doherty has held over 120 Tea Parties bringing elderly people together and helping them make friends (previous coverage: here and here). Just recently, Fraser’s efforts...

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]]> Fraser McDonaldIn the last year, SuperJam boss Fraser Doherty has held over 120 Tea Parties bringing elderly people together and helping them make friends (previous coverage: here and here). Just recently, Fraser’s efforts...

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In his talk from TEDGlobal 2009 Geoff Mulgan, a former Policy Director for Tony Blair, suggests we take the opportunity presented by the global economic crisis to consider a shift of focus towards investing in social innovation.

In his talk from TEDGlobal 2009 Geoff Mulgan, a former Policy Director for Tony Blair, suggests we take the opportunity presented by the global economic crisis to consider a shift of focus towards investing in social innovation.

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In his talk from TEDGlobal 2009 Geoff Mulgan, a former Policy Director for Tony Blair, suggests we take the opportunity presented by the global economic crisis to consider a shift of focus towards investing in social innovation.

]]> http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/04/investing-in-a-better-world/feed/ 0 Hello Beautiful World! http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/03/hello-beautiful-world/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/03/hello-beautiful-world/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:00:43 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://LovelyCompanies.com/?p=1052 Beautiful World is a London-based agency for charities, non-profits and ‘any organization that does the world some good’. The three founding partners of the company each bring their speciality to the mix giving clients a neat blend of strategy, creative and data. Where traditional agencies might be all about...

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Beautiful World is a London-based agency for charities, non-profits and ‘any organization that does the world some good’. The three founding partners of the company each bring their speciality to the mix giving clients a neat blend of strategy, creative and data. Where traditional agencies might be all about...

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At the end of July this year online book retailer Amazon acquired lovely company Zappos. We’ve written about Zappos a few times before and they have even helped to inspire other lovely companies. They are now to become a “wholly-owned subsidiary” of Amazon and will...

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]]> At the end of July this year online book retailer Amazon acquired lovely company Zappos. We’ve written about Zappos a few times before and they have even helped to inspire other lovely companies. They are now to become a “wholly-owned subsidiary” of Amazon and will...

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]]> http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/02/zappos-and-amazon/feed/ 0 Securitizing Happiness: Hacking Human Suffering Through Financial Engineering http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/08/27/securitizing-happiness/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/08/27/securitizing-happiness/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:00:02 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://LovelyCompanies.com/?p=1007 Below are the slides from Dave McClure‘s talk at TEDxShanghai in June:

Dave admits that he’s “not really a financial engineering expert” however he is “optimistic the basic ideas here are viable, worthwhile and can have substantial economic impact on society...

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Below are the slides from Dave McClure‘s talk at TEDxShanghai in June:

Dave admits that he’s “not really a financial engineering expert” however he is “optimistic the basic ideas here are viable, worthwhile and can have substantial economic impact on society...

[Read more →]

]]> Below are the slides from Dave McClure‘s talk at TEDxShanghai in June:

Dave admits that he’s “not really a financial engineering expert” however he is “optimistic the basic ideas here are viable, worthwhile and can have substantial economic impact on society...

[Read more →]

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