@article{944953,
      recid = {944953},
      author = {Bozesan, Mariana.},
      title = {Integral Investing : From Profit to Prosperity /},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      abstract = {Today, early-stage investors and entrepreneurs find  themselves in a dilemma in which they must choose between  profit and impact; between traditional, for-profit-only  models on the one hand, and multiple-bottom-line structures  with a positive social or environmental impact on the  other. To help them, and in response to a time in which  climate change, exponentially growing technologies, and  COVID-19 are calling into question humanity's priorities,  the author proposes a new investment paradigm, namely  Integral Investing. Integral Investing incorporates and  transcends the best practices of both traditional venture  capital and impact investing. It provides a seamless  integration and shows how technological progress need not  be our rival, but can instead be our ally in ensuring the  prosperous society we all want. Drawing on her own  investments and stellar track record in Silicon Valley and  Germany over the past 25 years, the author reveals the  mechanism of Integral Investing. At the heart of it is a  powerful, 360-degree de-risking tool called the Theta  Model, which reveals how to make smart investment decisions  based on the comprehensive integration of traditional  due-diligence criteria, sustainability metrics, and  assessments of the founders' and team culture. But it  doesn't stop there. In turn, the book demonstrates how to  use human-centered AI to scale and digitalize the  investment process. The goal here is to accelerate the use  of exponential tech, capital, and consciousness leadership  to transition to a sustainable global society: a process  the author refers to as the Investment Turnaround. The 21  principles of Integral Investing, which she defines using  Ken Wilber's Integral Theory, lead to her manifesto on how  to implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals within  Planetary Boundaries by 2050 through early-stage investing  and entrepreneurship. Similar to the 15th century, when the  Medicis inspired the Renaissance, today humanity is once  again at a crucial turning point where pioneering  financiers, investors, entrepreneurs, and other committed  individuals have the opportunity to leave behind the legacy  of a prosperous society. This handbook provides a source of  inspiration, and shows how self-actualization, a positive  mindset, and a consciousness that is backed by a  world-centric desire can become the driving force for  solving the global grand challenges.--},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/944953},
}