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Ideas are the New American Dream

It’s not about materialism; it’s about doing good for others.  But it’s also about fully realizing yourself. 
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The old American Dream that we knew was about home ownership and about moving up in the ranks and about having a good job and finding a better place for yourself in the world. 

Idea Entrepreneurship is a different version of that.  It’s not about materialism; it’s about doing good for others.  But it’s also about fully realizing yourself.  So, we see it as a new way of thinking of the American Dream.  

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