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That's great! And it's not even an exceptional case. There are lots of tech-related companies with an explicit social and developing-world focus, including many
by silverthorn 11y ago
That's great! And it's not even an exceptional case. There are lots of tech-related companies with an explicit social and developing-world focus, including many in SF---such as our company, Angaza, which makes it possible for emerging-market consumers to get much more energy for much less money through decentralized solar
http://www.angazadesign.com/watch-video/ http://www.angazadesign.com/watch-video/ (obligatory: http://careers.stackoverflow.com/company/angaza/ http://careers.stackoverflow.com/company/angaza/)
and many, many others, e.g.
https://welldone.org/ https://welldone.org/
http://saner.gy/ http://saner.gy/
http://wecyclers.com/ http://wecyclers.com/
http://www.allpowerlabs.com/ http://www.allpowerlabs.com/
...
not to mention areas of "SF tech proper" with a direct positive impact, such as medtech or cleantech.
- timr 11y agoI'm glad to hear about these sorts of things. The world seems like a slightly less shallow place!