Not surprisingly, previous sessions of the class have also spawned new enterprises. But given this happy bit of serendipity, I’ve stepped in for round two.ĭ.light emerged in the spring of 2006 from a class at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford entitled, ? Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability.? The class assembles students from a variety of backgrounds, including business, engineering and design, to tackle a critical need in the developing world. I was absolutely tickled, and you?ll understand why shortly.ĭ.light’s mission is to ?develop and commercialize sustainable lighting and power solutions for underserved rural markets in areas without access to electricity.? The d.light team hopes to supplant the use of kerosene and candles, which are ?expensive, inefficient, dangerous, low-quality sources of light.? (Source: )Some of you may recall a previous mention by Rob Katz referencing d.light’s participation in the Global Social Venture Competition. Imagine my delight (pun intended) when the aforementioned student e-introduced me to two of his classmates, Sam Goldman and Ned Tozun, founders of d.light design. We exchanged ideas and information, a process that always makes me happy. A few months ago, I asked one of my friends, a Stanford Graduate School of Business grad, to e-introduce me to a then second year student.

I have a chronic habit of seeking out cool people.

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