Haakon Moller 340

In our video assignments, we learned that Bill Gates told Saudi Arabian business men they would never reach the top 10 in technology if they only use half of their workforce (men). It was on this idea that I founded the Toro Foundation. The Toro foundation, which I named after my dad, seeks to bridge the gap in opportunity between the privileged and the marginalized. We want to enable entrepreneurs who would otherwise never stand a chance due to lack of capital or other resources. Unfortunately, the world is not fair, but the Toro foundation wants to change that through active involvement with local leaders. It is our mission to reach the most influential leaders in marginalized areas and reach their communities through them. It is not only Saudi Arabia that is not utilizing its full potential workforce. All over the world skillfull, talented, and creative individuals are prevented from expressing themselves due to economic or political barriers. Working in developing nations such as ...

In my view, the best way to start making the world a better place is to make yourself a better person. It is also important to take good care of yourself. Although it sounds selfish, I believe that before you take care of anyone else you must know how to take care of yourself. I think we have all met someone who is so nice that people take advantage of them, and it is hard to do accomplish anything big this way. This is not to say that you should not be nice. In fact I really hate people who talk loudly about all their revolutionary ideas but when you talk to them 1 on 1 they are really unpleasant (unfortunately hard to avoid at the Marshall business school). Like Jacqueline Novogratz says, we are all created equal. I believe the biggest thing separating successful people and unsuccessful people is opportunity. Through investing in human capital we can help all parties involved. In Novogratz book it is called patient capital, but I have also hear it called capability building. Invest...