Adbongo in Austin and Dallas, Texas, is not like other incubation programs. It’s not even close.

“I started Adbongo as an agency that beats to a different drum,” says founder John Bush. “It has developed into an incubation program. We’re committed to the ‘for benefit’ way of doing business.” This means, he says, putting people first, then the planet, and only then profit, in what he calls “the triple-P bottom line.” It also means clients agreeing to have zero-waste businesses. “We’re building the economy of the future,” he says. The program’s logo, which he designed, features a monkey and a snake dancing. “The monkey is the new economy, and the snake is the old economy. They’re both necessary for the ecosystem.” Read more …