« How to Improve Local Communities and Neighborhoods - Dan Street »

In Chapter 14 of 20 of his 2011 Capture Your Flag interview, software entrepreneur and Loku founder and CEO Dan Street shares ways communities and neighborhoods can improve. He cites the need for local activists, local news reporting and knowledge sharing, and local prioritization. He notes cultural challenges that often direct support to large issues abroad, such as Japan's Tsunami, reporting infrastructure challenges, and limitations of having outsiders report on insider stories. Street is the founder and CEO Loku (previously named Borrowed Sugar) which develops Internet software to strengthen local communities. Previously, Street worked in private equity at Kohlberg, Kravis, and Roberts (KKR) and management consulting at Bain & Co. He earned a BA in music and business from Rice University.