Today, people idolize athletes and celebrities

Naveen Jain
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Today, people idolize athletes and celebrities - and yes, highly successful and visionary business people like Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, but not the innovators who perhaps have not seen such high-flying levels of success. Can anyone name the inventors of GPS, which has such a huge impact on our lives today? ✨ Bring Back America’s Spirit of Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Naveen Jain, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 24, 2011.
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