Banks Benitez

Uncharted Insider - September 2019

Hi everyone, Welcome to the September edition of the Uncharted Insider. Uncharted Update: * We ran our 5-day boot camp for the Visible Connect [https://www.visible.com/connect] accelerator focused on mobile tech ventures working on major social issues like veteran mental health and improved legal representation in the criminal

The Slow Unfolding of Masterpieces

Reflections from the desert.

The Power of Unvarnished Truth

I’ve been fascinated to watch the rise of teen climate activist Greta Thunberg as she makes her debut in the US. Setting aside the topic of the climate crisis for a moment (although I do endorse the book The Uninhabitable Earth [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/06/books/

Philanthropy and Risk Taking

If you were to grant me one wish to change the philanthropic sector, it would be that we would trade in our habits of self-preservation and exchange them for an approach marked by audacious risk-taking.

Uncharted Insider - August 2019

Hi everyone, Welcome to the August edition of the Uncharted Insider. Uncharted Update: * We are hiring two (senior) roles to join our team: Director of Business Development [https://uncharted.recruitee.com/o/director-of-business-development] and Director of Accelerators [https://uncharted.recruitee.com/o/accelerator-director]. Forward this email to spread the word

The Power of Listening to Yourself Give Advice

The advice we give is the advice we most need to hear ourselves.