The Metrics

We embody, select for, and accelerate a specific type of venture: Unreasonable Ventures

Unreasonable Idea: The ventures we accelerate at our Institute (Unreasonable Ventures) are designed to address social and environmental challenges of a global magnitude.

Financially Self-Sustainable: Dedicated to exploring new and emerging markets, we work with some of the most innovative business models in the world. An Unreasonable Venture’s internal revenue must cover its operations costs, allowing the venture to sustain itself without reliance on grants and philanthropy.

Scalable: Unreasonable Ventures design models that can be scaled or replicated across borders and meet the size and need of global challenges around the world. This global reach can happen through internal expansion, franchising, or copylefting (opening the idea for unrestricted replication by other social entrepreneurs).

1 million: Unreasonable Ventures won’t stop until they’ve met the needs of at least 1 million people. Then, they keep going.

Measuring Effectiveness: While all Unreasonable Ventures are expected to reach these metrics, each venture will still have its own criteria for evaluating how effectively it addresses a particular social or environmental challenge. Much of our research at the Unreasonable Institute focuses on the best approaches for developing and delivering on such metrics.

Unreasonable Fellows don’t give a hungry man a fish nor do they teach him to fish. Unreasonable Fellows create ventures to sell him a fishing pole at a price he can afford. Once effective, they scale their fishing pole venture to meet the universal need of all hungry people. At the Unreasonable Institute, we accelerate and invest our efforts in fishing pole makers.

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