The startup ecosystem celebrates 'unicorns' (billion-dollar companies) regardless of whether they destroy the planet or society, creating perverse incentive to maximize valuation over impact, whereas impact entrepreneurship should prioritize solving world's greatest challenges.

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Speaker

Nicholas Adelbert

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we celebrate unicorns the companies that reach a certain valuation a billion dollar valuation no consideration whatsoever if they destroy the planet or Society in doing so... this was the birth or idea behind North Korean Foundation instead put the spotlight and capital and networks behind impact entrepreneurs

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Daniel Schmachtenberger l An introduction to the Metacrisis l Stockholm Impact/Week 2023Norrsken Foundation
Created: 8/10/2026, 10:47:47 PM

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