Varuna Co-founder and CEO Seyi Fabode has a filter for assessing people's ability to imagine a better future. In the early days of his first startup, he spoke at a VC conference hoping to raise awareness and build relationships. His filter led to only one relationship, but it would be one of his most important.

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She was just a junior copywriter at iconic agency BBDO when Susan Credle got the rare opportunity to do a project with baseball legend Ted Williams. Obsessing over every detail, she thought this would be her chance to break into the big leagues. It didn't quite go as planned. 

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Techstars Managing Director Neal Sales Griffin recalls how, as a teenager visiting family in Honduras, he not only bore witness to an unexpected rescue at sea, but, against all odds, helped save a life.

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Actress and host Lisa Arch remembers Whoopi Goldberg's valley girl monologue all too well. After all, it not only reinforced her conviction that she was meant to act, but, after an impromptu reenactment, made a believer out of someone who would later help her meet her idol.

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Comedian, actress, and writer Chase O'Donnell recounts how her obsession with The Suite Life of Zack & Cody would lead her on a journey to the neighborhood mall, a live taping of the sitcom, and eventually, years later, an unlikely rendezvous that would bring the whole thing full circle... with a coda.

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During Raaja Nemani's backpacking trip to the Himalayas, his guide made a simple comment about luck. It would take months for Raaja, the CRO of MarketerHire, avid traveler, and lifelong learner, to truly grasp the meaning of the comment, but that understanding would have a profound effect on his worldview.

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Kin + Carta CEO J Schwan recalls a pivotal moment in the early years of his nascent company Solstice, when, after being given a once in a lifetime opportunity from a marquee client, he had to choose between the easy way and the right way. With the future of his company hanging in the balance, this is the story of his decision and its ramifications.

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Actress, comedian, and activist Maysoon Zayid recounts how a cruel comment about her disability set her on a determined course to achieve a new dream.

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Actor and comedian John Lehr recounts one night in the early 90s when, in a chivalrous move, he decided to help some ladies get safely back to Manhattan after a late night party in New Jersey. The vehicle? A rubber dinghy. The route? Across the Hudson.

What could possibly go wrong?

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Basecamp co-founder and CEO Jason Fried takes us back to the beginning of his business journey, when, as a suburban 13 year old without any plans in life, he got a call from his neighbor Adam, who simply said, "Hey, you gotta see this."

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