Lapdesk, Part II: An Interview with Shane Immelman

Tayo Akinyemi — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:08:47 -0400

Welcome to part II of the “Endeavor” series. You may recall that part I involved a rather interesting conversation with Dan Isenberg, a Harvard Business School professor who had written a case about Endeavor entrepreneur, Lapdesk. Given that dialogue, it seemed only natural to continue the dialogue with Shane Immelman, founder and CEO of Lapdesk. So with no further ado, let’s have a chat with Shane.

Tayo Akinyemi, NextBillion.net:
What inspired you to found Lapdesk?

Shane Immelman, Lapdesk:
Simply put - if we ever hope to meaningfully address global poverty, then the answer must be to provide children in emerging markets with quality education - by doing so we will at least ensure that these children will be equipped to participate effectively in the societies within which they live, and will then have the opportunity to create a better future for themselves. The Lapdesk Company was founded with this in mind, as tens of millions of children the world over lack basic infrastructural equipment that will contribute to their quality education - a classroom desk.

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