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07.29: Jessica Jackley
2015-06-17 01:05:13| Powells Books Events Calendar
For as long as she could remember, Jessica Jackley, the cofounder of the revolutionary microlending site Kiva, had a singular and urgent ambition: to help alleviate global poverty. While in her 20s, she set off for Africa to finally meet the people she had long dreamed of helping. Today, she believes that many of the world's most inspiring entrepreneurs are not focused on high-tech ventures or making a lot of money; instead, they build better lives for themselves, their families, and their communities, regardless of the things they lack or the obstacles they encounter. In Clay Water Brick (Spiegel & Grau), Jackley challenges readers to embrace entrepreneurship as a powerful force for change in the world. She shares her own story of founding Kiva with little more than a laptop and a dream, and the stories and lessons she has learned from those who are doing the most with the least.
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