Follow this Starter Pack with social goodmakers and impact investors. Funders, thinkers, and world-changersβyouβre welcome. Who else should I add? #ImpactInvesting #SocialGood #Sustainability go.bsky.app/NDcyKDF
Follow this Starter Pack with social goodmakers and impact investors. Funders, thinkers, and world-changersβyouβre welcome. Who else should I add? #ImpactInvesting #SocialGood #Sustainability go.bsky.app/NDcyKDF
Who should we add to BlueSky's first Angel Investor starter pack? bsky.app/starter-pack...
Ht @russwilcox.bsky.social
Give it a follow: VC and Startup Universe II π #StarterPacks #GoodStarters bsky.app/starter-pack...
Ht @russwilcox.bsky.social
Give it a follow: VC and Startup Universe π #GoodStarters #StartupPack bsky.app/starter-pack...
During the Gilded Age of the late 1800's (one of many so-called 'Golden Ages'), monopolies, worker exploitation, political corruption, and unsafe products were rampantβprofits came before ethics. π #TheGoodMarket
βWar is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.β π George Orwell
The trick of BlueSky: Be the person people want to repost more than mute. π
True optimism is a growth mindset with a plan, and acceptance that life is a journey with ups and downs. π
The trick of BlueSky: Be the person people want to repost more than mute. π
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#GoodMarkets have shaped history in powerful ways. From the ancient Silk Road connecting civilizations to modern farmers' markets fueling local economies. Fair and open trade drives innovation, culture, and community wealth. A strong market isnβt just businessβitβs a force for progress. π
Founders are levelers π
Religious freedom wasn't just ethical, it was good for markets. In 17th-century Amsterdam thrived as a trade hub by welcoming religious minorities. The Edict of Nantes (1598) brought economic stability to France by tolerating Protestants. #TheGoodMarket π
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Due process, rooted in Magna Carta (1215), ensures no one is punished except by βlaw of the land.β It lives on in the 5th & 14th Amendments, protecting life, liberty, and property. π #GoodMarkets
Liberalismβs roots trace back to Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke, who championed consent-based governance, individual rights, and separation of church & state. His ideas in Two Treatises of Government (1690) laid the foundation for modern economic systems. π #TheGoodMarket
All good intention precedes a lesson π
Dictators are so needy π
All good intention precedes a lesson π
Which package would you tax first? π
Liberalismβs roots trace back to Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke, who championed consent-based governance, individual rights, and separation of church & state. His ideas in Two Treatises of Government (1690) laid the foundation for modern economic systems. π #TheGoodMarket
$50k a year UBI for every American adult would create an equally proportional tax on purchasing power. But it would raise taxes by 2x the percentage points for all. This would obviously be great in tandem with cutting government spending in half.
But we can't have both. π
βGovernment is necessary to preserve our freedomβ¦ yet by concentrating power in political hands, it is also a threat to freedom.β π Milton Friedman
Tariffs are simply a regressive tax on the consumer. π t.co/lwUwQfusrs
UBI is not a political agenda π
Reading LONG WALK TO FREEDOM right now; imagine there are some interesting overlaps. π
Can't wait to read. His interview with Simon Sinek recently was so good. π