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The Power of Unreasonable People: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets that Change the World

by John Elkington & Pamela Hartigan • 2008

IntermediateShort to Medium
4.1
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Why We Recommend It

While focusing on social entrepreneurship, this book shows how mission-driven ventures can operate successfully — useful for impact-oriented business.

Key Ideas

  • Blending social mission and financial viability

  • Scaling through hybrid models

  • Role of “unreasonable people” in pushing change

  • Leveraging partnerships across sectors

  • Innovating beyond traditional boundaries

Who Should Read This

Social entrepreneurs
Impact investors
Hybrid ventures

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Book Details

Difficulty

Intermediate

Length

Short to Medium

Rating

4.1

Topics

social impactentrepreneurshiphybrid models

Publication

2008

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