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Aug 2020
36m 52s

Challenging Authority with Cameron and T...

SIMON SINEK
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Two things - money and the internet - influence and impact almost everything in our lives. Which is a problem when both are run by just a few companies. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, co-founders of Facebook and early investors in Bitcoin, have an idea how to give the people back their power. This is … A Bit of Optimism.  YouTube: http://youtube.com/simonsine ... Show More
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