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In Project of the Twenty First Century, Joseph Samuel Nye Jr., challenges Our Perception of the World Order

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 Project of the Twenty First Century The Project of the Twenty First Century is launched by a 'unique global group of people producing a new type of think tank and taking advantage of new technology to produce a new type of content. Generating output people read and analyze discussions they remember. In doing so, they are bringing informed insights together and capturing them for all. The Project for the C21st is constantly asking the big questions, documenting events and trends before memories and electronic records fade.' Hive Global Leaders Fellow Ali Wyne is one of those with the Project of the C21st insight. I was invited to the event hosted by Project of the C21st, a discussion with Joseph Nye which took place on Thursday, April 2, 2015 from 12:30 PM in Washington, DC. The Event was moderated by Ali Wyne . The Guest Lectures was done by Joseph Samuel Nye, Jr. who made a very powerful presentation and was being interviewed by Ali Wyne about America's position of po...

Zero to One - Peter Thiel Lectures at Georgetown University

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On March 31st, I was invited to attend the lecture "Developing the Developed World " at Georgetown University. The university campus was such a great place to give a talk on entrepreneurship as it is well known for its commitment to supporting student startups locally. The lecture was given by Peter Thiel, the legendary entrepreneur and venture capitalist behind PayPal, Facebook, and the Thiel fellowship that pays college -aged kids under 20 years the sum of $100,000 to drop out of school for two years, and pursue their start-up ambitions. Peter Thiel delivered a lecture at Georgetown University with his theme revolving around his bestseller book . Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or how to build the future, with a focus on providing insight into the practical application of startup knowledge from a tech-savvy billionaire." These experiences truly impacted my thinking about the path to take with a new startup business. Many people have ideas about how to use techn...