Subject category:
Entrepreneurship
Published by:
INSEAD
Version: 12/2020
Length: 13 pages
Data source: Field research
Abstract
After completing a postgraduate degree in International Affars, Aline Sara founded NaTakallam - a social enterprise relying on digital technology to connect refugees and displaced people with language learners looking for online classes in Arabic, Persian, French and Spanish. After a promising start, she now has to decide if NaTakallam should operate with an impact-first mindset or a more aggressive market orientation. Should it be content with gradual self-funded growth or aim for faster growth and seek external funding?
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Abstract
After completing a postgraduate degree in International Affars, Aline Sara founded NaTakallam - a social enterprise relying on digital technology to connect refugees and displaced people with language learners looking for online classes in Arabic, Persian, French and Spanish. After a promising start, she now has to decide if NaTakallam should operate with an impact-first mindset or a more aggressive market orientation. Should it be content with gradual self-funded growth or aim for faster growth and seek external funding?