Banks Benitez

Uncharted Insider - May 2018

Hi everyone, Welcome to the May edition of the Uncharted Insider. Uncharted Update: * Hiring: We hired five people (both part-time and full-time) in the last three months (with roles in programs, business development, marketing, and venture funding). All the credit goes to Marie Hathaway and Sara Rodriguez who

Uncharted Insider - April 2018

Hi everyone, Welcome to the April edition of the Uncharted Insider. Uncharted Update: * Uncharted Mobile Tech: We just announced a major partnership with a new mobile tech company in the US, targeting non-profit ventures that use mobile technology to create meaningful impact. Learn more [https://uncharted.org/program/mobile-

Hiding Behind Research

No matter what business we are in, we ought to lean into our courage and go to market sooner. Sometimes cutting multiple times is the best way to measure.

Banks in 15 Years

Recently I’ve been thinking about the kind of person I want to be when I grow up. Not necessarily professionally - more personal stuff like being a dad one day and being a good neighbor to the people who live on my block. I want to be the kind of

Uncharted Insider - March 2018

Hi everyone, Welcome to the March edition of the Uncharted Insider, a monthly email from me that provides an inside look into our organization and what we're thinking about. Uncharted Update: * Food systems and collective impact: In 2017, we ran an accelerator [https://uncharted.org/wp-content/uploads/

The Next Phase of Social Impact

In the social impact space (if there is a "space" so encompassing), it seems like the last ~20 years have been characterized by experimentation with different models and tools to create impact. It's been a renaissance of exploration. Organizations and individuals have applied entrepreneurship to solve