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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
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