“点子”成金

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1、“点子”成金　　Youneverknowwheninspiration[灵感]willstrike[来到].I’dbeenbuildingwebsiteswithmybrotherforyears―wewerecomputerjunkies[上瘾的人]whogrewupplayingMicrosoftgamesandsurfingtheWeb.Butthreeyearsago，hislaptopcrashed[损毁]，deletingadocument[文档]wherehe’dsaveddozensofpasswords，likehisFacebooklog-in.Itwould

2、takehourstoresetthemall.AsIlaughedathim，Irealized：Wait，wecouldactuallyfixthisproblem.Ifwecreatedavirtual[虚拟的]“cloud”whereyoucouldstorelog-ininfo，you’dneverhavetopress“forgetpassword”again―maybepeoplewouldevenpayforthatservice！We’dtaughtourselveshowtowritecomputercode，soIfeltconfident[自信的]weco

3、uldfigureouthowtocreateit.　　ThesummerbeforeIstartedmyfreshman[大一学生]yearatNYU，webuiltourprogramandcalleditMySocialCloud.Butweneededmoneytomakeitreal.ThenIsawatweetfromRichardBranson注，theworld-famousbillionaire[亿万富翁].Hesaidthefirst25peopletodonate$2，000tocharity[慈善团体]wouldgettomeethiminMiami.He

4、startedhisfirstbusinesswhenhewas16，soIfiguredhe’drespectthatIwasayoungpersonalsotryingtomakethings8happen―andthatIcouldconvince[使信服]himtoinvest[投资]！ThatmeantwehadtogetfromL.A.toFloridain48hours.Ourfirstmovewastohitupourparentsformoney―buttheysaidthatwe’dhavetoearnit，justlikeintherealworld.Sow

5、edrafted[起草]abusinessproposal[提议]，includinghowwe’dpaythemback.Impressed，theyagreed.AsIrushedtopack，mymomtookmyjeansoutofmysuitcaseandtoldmetobringmymostbusinessydress，becauseIcouldnotlooklikeaslob[懒汉]withBranson！　　Whenwearrived，weweretheonlypeopleunder25.Everyoneelselookedsoaccomplished[有成就的]

6、，whichwasintimidating[吓人的].ButwhenIspoketoBranson，Iwasdetermined.Iknewhecouldhearthepassioninmyvoice…evenifIwasn’tpolished[磨光的，精练的].Afewweekslater，JerryMurdock（afriendofBranson’s）invitedustodinner―ourfingerswerecrossed，butwetriednottogetourhopesup！HetoldusthatheandBransonlikedhowgutsy[勇敢的]wew

7、ereandtheywouldinvest$1million.Ilookedatmybrotherlike，isthisforreal？！？　　Afterthat，AlexWelch（abignameinthetechworld）decidedtoinvesttoo.Mylifetotallychanged！IwasbusywithmarketingandmeetingsinadditiontotakingclassesatNYU.Myschedule[时间表]wasinsane