Comments on: Elephants Collide in Social Capital Markets http://nuanceintelligence.com/elephants-collide-in-social-capital-markets/ company website for nuance intelligence Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:30:04 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Greg Berry http://nuanceintelligence.com/elephants-collide-in-social-capital-markets/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Greg Berry Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:44:18 +0000 http://nuanceintelligence.com/elephants-collide-in-social-capital-markets/#comment-44 Kevin, I think you are right on track. Maybe it's not the goal of any one firm to increase the flow of capital (although it seems it would be a secondary goal), it is in the best interest of the whole. As Duncan points out in his reply at 100 Trillion, I may be a bit of an idealist. It is instructive to me to consider that most of the social investment groups are about investing first and social second. I think the biggest challenge in not in the quality of the metrics (that will be duly debated for decades), but rather the visibility of the metrics, which should serve all parties in the long run. Kevin, I think you are right on track. Maybe it’s not the goal of any one firm to increase the flow of capital (although it seems it would be a secondary goal), it is in the best interest of the whole.

As Duncan points out in his reply at 100 Trillion, I may be a bit of an idealist. It is instructive to me to consider that most of the social investment groups are about investing first and social second.

I think the biggest challenge in not in the quality of the metrics (that will be duly debated for decades), but rather the visibility of the metrics, which should serve all parties in the long run.

]]> By: kevin jones http://nuanceintelligence.com/elephants-collide-in-social-capital-markets/comment-page-1/#comment-43 kevin jones Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:27:11 +0000 http://nuanceintelligence.com/elephants-collide-in-social-capital-markets/#comment-43 metrics has no meaning outside of an increasing flow of capital. otherwise it is a transaction cost without additive value. metrics has no meaning outside of an increasing flow of capital. otherwise it is a transaction cost without additive value.

]]> By: Ratings for Entrepreneurs and Investors « 100 Trillion Connections http://nuanceintelligence.com/elephants-collide-in-social-capital-markets/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Ratings for Entrepreneurs and Investors « 100 Trillion Connections Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:24:09 +0000 http://nuanceintelligence.com/elephants-collide-in-social-capital-markets/#comment-42 [...] Tags: foundations, reputation, social finance, social ventures Greg Berry’s post today highlights the need for better metrics in the social finance sector.  He cites a recent post by [...] [...] Tags: foundations, reputation, social finance, social ventures Greg Berry’s post today highlights the need for better metrics in the social finance sector.  He cites a recent post by [...]

]]> By: Tim Ramsey http://nuanceintelligence.com/elephants-collide-in-social-capital-markets/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Tim Ramsey Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:00:08 +0000 http://nuanceintelligence.com/elephants-collide-in-social-capital-markets/#comment-41 I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. Tim Ramsey I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog.

Tim Ramsey

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