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When you look at our country, we can sit back and try to finance the next Google or Facebook, but those are the long shots. We don't need one or two incredibly rich guys, we need hundreds of smart business owners. We need to empower that type of thinking and entrepreneurship as a whole. That's the fabric this country was founded on, and it's what is most under attack right now.
We need the brightest minds thinking about how to start new businesses. Don't empower just a few, and dump all the money into Silicon Valley. It should be all about starting new things, growth, and confidence instead of waiting on the next Harvard dropout.
They're the hottest young stars in business across the globe. They're innovators, disrupters, and job creators; in fact, it's a pretty safe bet you're going to be working for them someday -- if you aren't already!
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