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The Impossible Network

Natasha Freidus - The Social Entrepreneur Applying Tech To Remove The Chaos In Crisis Relief

Nov 2, 2021
58:52

Sometimes circumstances beyond our control set us on a path we could never have conceived. This was the case for this week’s guest, social entrepreneur Natasha Freidus when during the Syrian refugee crisis in 2015, she witnessed the chaos of crisis response first hand. While most donate money and time, Natasha instead formed a tech start-up to match those in need with those able to give and deliver goods and supplies locally through an online marketplace, initially hacked together using Wedding registry software.

Now almost six years on Natasha’s startup NeedsList is bringing efficiency and intelligence to the NGO and philanthropic sector and in doing so is delivering more accountability and transparency.

In this interview, Natasha describes her backstory, the vital steps along her life path that prepared her to be able to execute and lead such a start-up, the innovations she is now driving, and her vision to leverage AI and huge data sets to enable better preparation for relief before a crisis even hits.

I hope Natasha’s story inspires someone else to take on what others may consider impossible.



Social Links 

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Links in the Show 


Needslist 

Brown

ESL 

Paulo Freire 

Saul Alinsky

Creative Narrations

Decathlon 

Public Benefit Corp

IRC 

David Milliband

Fema

Fabrice Grinda 

 Winners Take All 

Only Murders In the Building



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