Facebook co-founder does Chris Hughes’s new startup combines social networks and social change:
“I knew I wanted to do something at the nexus of what I call global development and technology,” Hughes told HuffPost Tech in a phone interview yesterday. “By global development, I’m talking about a broad umbrella — health care, agriculture, education. I just knew I wanted to do something in that space, and I spent the last year traveling” (in countries such has Kenya and Senegal, which he fell in love with) “and talking to people” (like Jeff Sachs, the prominent economist at Columbia University who’s been named one of the “100 Most Influential People In The World” by Time magazine — twice). Hughes added:” I spent the past year researching, studying, learning everything I could in the space.”
Today, he announced the “soft launch” of Jumo — which, in the African language of Yoruba, translates to “together in concert.” Think of the site as philanthropy, volunteerism and social networking all rolled into one. It’s a platform that will connect people and organizations around the world, and Hughes is arguably the most well-known tech entrepreneur to enter the still evolving global space. Currently just a few pages, the site will launch fully in the fall, sometime between September and October.
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