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Many Many Moments of Lift

Reid Hoffman

This key principle is one that many would-be change-makers – be they product managers or philanthropists – overlook. In the late 1980s, she began her career at Microsoft as a product manager and helped turn Word, Encarta, and Expedia into consumer mainstays. After all, great product managers are typically great user understanders.

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The 10 Greatest Social Entrepreneurs Of All Time

YoungUpstarts

As of 2010, Ashoka Foundation has sponsored 2,145 fellows in 73 countries, some of which have gone on to develop leading social businesses that have made a huge impact on communities around the world. In 1988, Jeffery Hollender founded cleaning, paper, and personal care products company Seventh Generation. Muhammad Yunus.

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