If starting a business is like climbing a mountain, then starting a business intended to make the world a better place is like climbing a mountain with a 200 lb backpack in a blinding snowstorm.

…Competitors can take short cuts and cheap shots and not worry about collateral damage.  But not “social entrepreneurs” out to better the world – we have the usual startup challenges, then spend countless hours designing new business models to support social welfare and planetary health, worry constantly that our model isn’t perfect, and then often pile on costly alternatives to the exploitive, cheap solutions our competitors use.

Fortunately, few social entrepreneurs realize the madness of their journey when they start.  We forge ahead, confident we can better the world, blind to the pitfalls that lie in our path.

Read more from this amazing article at: Trailblazers for Good – Lessons from Care2. As a social entrepreneur it was profoundly encouraging to me.