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Evangelizing Entrepreneurship: New Perspectives on Starting Up
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![Success in Leadership and Life: A Function of Principles](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/81a1ee2f-43ec-4089-a4cb-7bc2a97ece41/28220825567_fbe2b90e2e_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C688%2C8256%2C4644&w=400)
“To be principled means to consistently operate with principles that can be clearly explained,” writes Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates and one of the world’s most...
![Where the Next Billion Members of the Middle Class Will Come From](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/283deaa6-15d2-4333-92e3-f82e7db01d2c/29197205798_d5289f3161_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C691%2C7002%2C3942&w=400)
Lost amid the coverage of China’s rise is the incredible story of the billions of young people coming of age in India, Pakistan, Brazil, Africa, and the Middle East. This new...
![Off the Beaten (Entrepreneurial) Path](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/d52fe490-329e-4085-b9aa-c246329d7caa/42332609654_7ed5e31439_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C143%2C3500%2C1965&w=400)
Most of us know the entrepreneurial success stories of places like Silicon Valley, the Research Triangle, and Boston. But if great ideas are everywhere, why aren’t entrepreneu...
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In the US marketplace,11.6 million businesses are owned by women. Growth in this sector has increased by 114 percent since 1997 — 2.5 times the national average — but male-led...
![No Small Feat: Lessons on Entrepreneurship from Shoe Designer Stuart Weitzman](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/39a7d10d-7f72-4be3-915c-e396a3a6321b/41213679590_0f09cc0272_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C74%2C3000%2C1688&w=400)
Stuart Weitzman is one of America’s most famous shoe designers, known for outfitting countless celebrities (think Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, and Kate Moss) but — perhaps more imp...
![Coding Is the New Civics: Leadership Lessons from a Top Social Entrepreneur](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/6bc702fa-0c78-41a2-8726-92fe34c8f41a/43009089351_166b9faf39_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C181%2C3000%2C1690&w=400)
How will government survive without the skill of tech superstars among its ranks? Jen Pahlka’s Code for America was launched with the mission to use the principles and practic...
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Are courage and confidence alone enough for success?
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