Emily Li

World We Imagine Pitch — OurImpact Individual power is impactful but collective power is the key to success. When we all have a collective goal to make the world a better place, why don’t we aggregate our power and make real impacts on society? OurImpact has a mission to advance humanity by solving some of the hard problems like human rights issues and climate change at a time when few investors were doing so. We believe that empowering entrepreneurs who seek to improve the lives of the people around them through aggregating the capital from small investors is the best way to create more opportunities globally. The companies that get a priority in receiving our funds will be those that have business potential, a sustainable business model, and a mission to target the social and environmental problems that should receive more awareness.  Coming from an accounting background who values cash inflow and an individual who wants to contribute to building a sustainable economy, I hav...

  World We Imagine After reading the quote from The Blue Sweater by Jacqueline Novogratz, I thought about what constitutes a change, the importance of change, and the kind of changes that are needed. A lot of changes were introduced to human histories, such as the industrial and technological revolution. While some changes may be significant and some may be relatively subtle, all of which have something in common: no changes are bought to the world without a cost. Taking the industrial revolution as an example, it allowed human to achieve agricultural improvement, economic advancement, and a redistribution of wealth and power (although an unequal one). The world was certainly redefined after the change, but at the same time, it also led to the start of large-scale human-caused pollution. The convenience and negative impact are both long-lasting and irrevocable. Just as Jacqueline points out in the quote, everyone is accountable for shaping the future and redefining the geography of...