I have a chronic habit of seeking out cool people. Can’t help it; it’s just what I do. A few months ago, I asked one of my friends, a Stanford Graduate School of Business grad, to e-introduce me to a then second year student. We exchanged ideas and information, a process that always makes me happy. Imagine my delight (pun intended) when the aforementioned student e-introduced me to two of his classmates, Sam Goldman and Ned Tozun, founders of d.light design. I was absolutely tickled, and you’ll understand why shortly.

d.light’s mission is to “develop and commercialize sustainable lighting and power solutions for underserved rural markets in areas without access to electricity.” The d.light team hopes to supplant the use of kerosene and candles, which are “expensive, inefficient, dangerous, low-quality sources of light.” (Source: http://www.dlightdesign.com/vision.html)

Some of you may recall a previous mention by Rob Katz referencing d.light’s participation in the Global Social Venture Competition. But given this happy bit of serendipity, I’ve stepped in for round two.

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