{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Founder's Mentality: The CEO Sessions","title":"Jacqueline Novogratz, Acumen: Start Before You're Ready","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/10459ba6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1680,"description":"What are the costs of not daring to make a change?  \n  \nJacqueline Novogratz is the Founder & CEO of Acumen, an organisation that invests patient capital in enterprises working to reduce poverty around the world. In 2021, she took a $250 million risk when she set out to provide electricity to 75 million people in regions of sub-Saharan Africa that had a 45% electrification rate or below. It paid off.  \n  \nJoin host Jimmy Allen of Bain & Company and Jacqueline as they discuss what we can learn from creative risk taking, how to balance socioeconomic tensions without compromising the mission, and how transforming our mentality from “what if?” to “what if I don’t?” can open the door for positive change.  \n  \nJacqueline and Jimmy emphasise the value of asking ‘why’ when navigating complexity as a leader. How can we ensure that we not only remember our ‘why’, but also that it is worth remembering in the first place?  \n  \nThis is a conversation about embracing complexity, the power of asking ‘why’, and daring to take risks in the pursuit of positive change. \n \n>>> LISTENER SURVEY: Share your thoughts at https://www.podpolls.com/founder \n \nhttps://www.bain.com/founders-mentality/  \n  \nEPISODE CHAPTERS \n00:00 Introduction \n01:21 The billion dollar plan \n02:45 Why Acumen started in the hardest location \n03:58 Securing the first funding - a $10 million bet on Jacqueline \n05:51 Starting and letting the work teach them \n08:37 Getting smarter through creative risk taking \n11:56 How Jacqueline balances her vision with specificity  \n12:30 Using deep listening as a tool to understand complexity \n15:33 Closing allows Acumen to reflect on their ‘why’ \n16:37 Embracing complexity is what sets Acumen apart \n18:30 What does it take to master complexity? \n19:03 How rephrasing the question reminds us ‘why’ \n19:36 What is Acumen’s ‘why’ \n20:34 The importance of having the right ‘why’ \n22:11 How Jacqueline approaches complexity \n23:07 Embracing tension, rejecting compromise \n24:40 Advice...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/z_fJuIs9wnTQC9aW7m19E5B_Ao42oGlwHks757MCKKk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xMDg0/Zjk5ZWViM2RlYzRj/ODg5MjY2YmQzMzhh/OTAxOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}