Benjamin Wald

Benjamin found his way into entrepreneurship at a very early age and has continued to invest in and develop businesses ever since. Benjamin is the founder of a Tennessee-based software development and consulting company, and a Washington, D.C.-based company focusing on mobile application development. He is an active advisor and investor in early stage technology companies.

Benjamin attended Babson College to pursue an education in entrepreneurship and strategic management. In 2008, Benjamin and his business partner were named two of Business Week’s Top 25 Young Entrepreneurs after securing over $5 million in seed capital for their online education software company building online education software.

Benjamin has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, BusinessWeek, AOL Money & Finance, Inside HigherEd, WDEF News and CNET Live. Benjamin and his companies have also been featured in various articles on sites such as CollegeMogul.com, KillerStartups.com, WeeklyGeek.com, Iddictive.com and eSchoolNews.com. Recently, Benjamin led Ashoka's Changemakers team as its Executive Partner.

With Changemakers, he spearheaded and accelerated development of a suite of products geared towards supporting the “everyone a changemaker” vision. Through the Changemakers platform, he is revolutionizing how people connect for social change, now serving as Senior Technology Advisor for the program.

Finding Your 'Plus Plus'

By Benjamin Wald |  Jan 15, 2013

Sometimes it's okay to have a copycat company. The trick is in finding the differentiator that sets you apart.  Read story

How to Fix the Solution

By Benjamin Wald |  Dec 19, 2012

Some problems are best tackled with a counter-intuitive approach.  Read story

3 Keys to Authentic Cause Marketing

By Benjamin Wald |  Dec 10, 2012

Here's how your company, your cause, and your customers can all benefit from your socially-minded efforts.  Read story

Why The Big Idea Doesn't Need to Be Big

By Benjamin Wald |  Aug 15, 2012

It's easy to get obsessed with finding The Big Idea. Here's why we need more tweakers and fixer-uppers instead.  Read story

How to Build a Great Virtual Team

By Benjamin Wald |  Aug 1, 2012

How to get the right people, doing the right work, in the in the right places  Read story

How to Pitch Venture Philanthropists

By Benjamin Wald |  Apr 13, 2012

If your company has a social mission, you might find a whole new universe of funders willing to back your company. If you know how to pitch them.  Read story

Lessons From Craigslist, eBay, & Kickstarter

By Benjamin Wald |  Mar 2, 2012

So-called collaborative consumption is changing the way we buy just about everything. What you can learn from this still-growing trend.  Read story

How to Make More Impact With Fewer People

By Benjamin Wald |  Feb 7, 2012

Growth means different things to different people. And it doesn't necessarily mean more headcount.  Read story