It has been increasingly clear to me that there is a large grain of truth to the not-so-old adage, “If you want to get something done, give it to a busy person.” As I navigated the handful of near misses with Harvard Business School Professor Dan Isenberg, I realized that I had much to learn about the “busyness” of business school. He surely wins the award for fastest turnaround time —ever. I suppose that explains how Professor Isenberg has time to conduct research, teach classes, write cases and field random interview requests from first year MBA students like me. In any event, I was eager to chat with Prof. Isenberg about the case he wrote about Lapdesk, a South African company that provides portable desks to school children who need them, all 4.2 million to be exact. (Isenberg, 5)

Lapdesk’s business model is unique because it capitalizes, literally, on the desks’ advertising real estate to attract company sponsorships. Companies buy the desks, which are then emblazoned with corporate branding, and given to the students of facilities-poor schools. Lapdesk CEO Shane Immelman has been well-recognized for his work, receiving the “Proudly South African New Business of the Year” award in 2005 and becoming an Endeavor entrepreneur in 2006.

When he is not moderating panels at conferences like: Controlling Our Destiny: Celebrating Africa’s Success, presented by the Africa Business Club at HBS, Prof. Isenberg finds time to write about super chickens, remittances in Latin America and FOPSEs (rhymes with oopsy) like Lapdesk. Confused? Then read on…

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Position: Vice-President, Sales

Location: India

Organization: The goal of d.light design is simple – to eradicate kerosene lanterns from the face of the earth. To do this it will become the market leader in delivering safe and affordable lighting solutions to over 1.6 billion people who currently do not have access to electricity. d.light's initial focus is India, where it will provide modern lighting to the 78 million families still using kerosene lanterns.

Position Description: d.light design is hiring a VP Sales Executive who will report directly to the CEO and build sales and distribution in India. This position is based in Delhi and is an incredible opportunity to work with a high growth Silicon Valley social enterprise funded by both US and Indian investors including Mahindra & Mahindra, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Acumen Fund, Nexus India Capital, Gray Matters Capital and Garage Technology Ventures.

For more details, visit http://www.dlightdesign.com/jobs/dlight-jd-vpsales.pdf

To apply, contact india@dlightdesign.com and include your CV and a statement of interest. Following successful phone interviews, the CEO, Sam Goldman, will conduct personal interviews in Delhi.