A Presentation on Eco-Capitalism

I try not to miss the monthly events at The Eleos Foundation, a group that has done such a terrific job in bringing much-needed seed capital to start-ups with cleantech products in developing countries.  This afternoon it’s this presentation, to which I’m very much looking forward.

These guys have an incredible batting average in selecting winners; their investors are almost always paid off, and when they lose, they get out early and fairly painlessly.  I’m extremely impressed with their savvy, as well, of course, with their hearts. 

As I told Eleos Executive Director Andy Lower when I interviewed him recently, I’m hoping that Eleos develops an appetite for clean energy.  There is no reason that, for instance, the WindStream micro-wind turbine couldn’t be assembled in Nairobi by people who desperately need employment, and the product sent to places all over the continent, bringing electrification to hundreds of millions of people for the first time.