Opinion

July 1, 2020

Capitalists aren’t always the bad guys

Not all capitalists are building companies the world doesn't need, and not all social entrepreneurs are having a hugely positive impact.


Nicolas Colin

5 min read

Henry Ford

The world of business has always been divided in two: those who are in it for the profits (the capitalists), disregarding ‘social problems’; and those who are in it because they have a higher purpose, profits be damned (‘social entrepreneurship’). 

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Nicolas Colin

Nicolas Colin is cofounder of VC firm The Family. He writes a regular column for Sifted

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