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...projects work out. Acumen lent money to an Indian entrepreneur who designed a $42 hearing aid but wasn't able to move it to market. Yet even in that case there was a lesson to be learned, says Novogratz, a former banker. "We want to understand how to build companies that effectively deliver critical goods and services," she says. "The more we can understand how to do that, the more effective we think we'll be in bringing forward a blueprint for change to the world." --By Barbara Kiviat
...It’s about creating something cool,” Saverin says. “That’s what we were always about—you know, not always myself. I guess I’m an entrepreneur at heart. I’ve done a lot of other projects before. But for me this was mostly, ‘Wow, what if we can actually push this forward so that it makes a difference...
Freston has been shaping kids' tastes for a quarter-century. In 1980, this former clothing entrepreneur with an M.B.A. from New York University read about the start-up MTV network (then co-owned by Warner Communications, which was later acquired by Time Inc., this magazine's publisher), applied for a job and became one of the founding executives. He oversaw properties like VH1 and Nick at Nite and, friends say, has remained true to MTV values, both personally, as a U2 fan, and as a businessman, believing that interesting content can make money. "Audiences want variety--in their television...
...ITALY As early as 1822, Italian entrepreneur Giuseppe Dal Niel rented the central apartments of the crumbling Venetian Palazzo Dandolo, the 14th century Doge's palace just off the Piazza San Marco. He restored and opened them to the public as the Hotel Royal, eventually acquiring the entire palace, which still welcomes guests today as the glittering Hotel Danieli. Many suites feature 18th century furniture and ceiling paintings; period artworks, some from the Caravaggio school, adorn the walls, and the d?cor?pink marble floors, gold-leaf columns and Murano glass chandeliers?are enough to make an old archduke weep. Rates...
...crave a walk on the exotic side and want to learn some ancient cooking techniques as well, "A Feast for the Senses" in Morocco might be the trip for you. It's run by food enthusiast and entrepreneur Peggy Markel, who started Culinary Adventures in 1992. Her small outfit specializes in unique journeys that promise to immerse participants in local cooking traditions. So don't expect slickly trained chefs. Instead Markel prefers local cooks who can impart techniques that have been passed through generations...