What Great Changes Have Not Been Ambitious?

Philanthropy Is Not About The Money. It's About Using Whatever Resources You Have At Your Fingertips And Applying Them To Improving The World.

In The Developing World, They Don't Have Smartphones Yet. They Have The Older Plastic Phones, But Women Are Saving Money On Those, Because They Don't Have Access To Banks. Having That Access To Digital Money Changes Everything For Her Because She Actually Doesn't Have To Negotiate With Her Husband, Which She Will Tell You Is Very Hard In These Circumstances, Especially When The Means Are Meager. She's Expected To Have Money To Pay For The Kids' Health Or To Help With The School Fees.

When I Studied Computer Science At Duke University In The First Half Of The 1980s, I Had Professors Who Treated Women Differently Than Men. I Kind Of Got Used To It. At Microsoft, I Had To Use My Elbows And Make Sure I Spoke Up At The Table, But It Was An Incredibly Meritocratic Place. Outside, In The Industry, I Would Feel The Sexism. I'd Walk Into A Room And Until I Proved My Worth, Everyone Would Assume That The Guy Presenting With Me Had Credibility And I Didn't.

Everyone Agrees That The Failure Of Our High Schools Is Tragic. It's Bad Business, And It's Bad Policy. But We Act As If It Can't Be Helped. It Can Be Helped. We Designed These High Schools; We Can Redesign Them.

That's Universal - We All Want To Bring Every Good Thing To Our Children. But What's Not Universal Is Our Ability To Provide Every Good Thing.