Specialization

Nonprofits in particular and charitable causes in general are leaving so much value on the table. If they can find a way via marketplaces to connect to valuable volunteers – in the same way that Uber connects drivers and riders – then they’ll be able to do things they’ve never done before. They’ll be able to move with new speed because their people will know and care about what they’re doing.

I have become fascinated by the deceptively simple beauty of the onion ring. In a tasty, fried shell, it illustrates the essence of a free and prosperous society: the division of labor and exchange, resource allocation through the market process, and the power of the consumer.