Just a Dream and a Laptop: Microlending the Developing World and

The Atlantic Meets The Pacific (Audio)

Just a Dream and a Laptop: Microlending the Developing World and the Future of Entrepreneurship with Jessica Jackley -- The Atlantic Meets The Pacific

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Jessica Jackley describes her path to success as the co-founder and CEO of ProFounder, a pioneering crowd-funding platform for budding entrepreneurs that provides tools to access start-up capital. She also co-founded Kiva, the world's first peer-to-peer microlending website, as she recalls in this interview with Alexis Madrigal, Senior Editor of The Atlantic. Series: "The Atlantic Meets The Pacific" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24354]

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