Posts tagged as Microfinance
The Microfinance Oddyssey
"Before facing the temptation of the song of the Sirens, Ulysses famously had his crew tie him to the mast of his boat. He commanded his crew members not to untie him until he had passed the certain death that would have awaited him if he had been allowed to give in to temptation. It turns out this ancient morality tale has a modern equivalent in the form of microfinance self help groups."
You Can Be A Patron Of The Arts For One Dollar
Kickstarter has launched; it is a new micro-funding scheme for artists and makers of things in which anyone may "pledge" money towards a concept-you only pay your pledge if the proposer meets his or her fundraising goal. I am maybe going to go give a dollar to this guy who wants to write a novel about "an amnesiac ninja trying to save the world from a demon invasion." I would read the hell out of that.
