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Bill Ackman champions capitalism over philanthropy for societal impact

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Billionaire investor Bill Ackman has concluded that capitalism is a more effective tool for societal problem-solving than philanthropy. He argues that for-profit companies, driven by equity incentives and market pressures, create more jobs and are less susceptible to mission drift than non-profits. Ackman is now experimenting with a hybrid model, using philanthropic capital to seed ventures that operate on for-profit principles, aiming to bridge the gap in funding for early-stage scientific research. AI

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Bill Ackman champions capitalism over philanthropy for societal impact

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Nick Lichtenberg ·

    Bill Ackman agrees with Jeff Bezos: being a great CEO can do more for the world than philanthropy

    The hedge fund billionaire has been a philanthropist for 20 years and told Fortune that it's "vastly less efficient at solving problems than capitalism."

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