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No Idea Is a Dumb Idea by Liz Tinkham and Polly Sumner

Polly Sumner, chief adoption officer at salesforce.com, observes that entrepreneurship thrives in companies where people believe "no idea is a dumb idea." It's something important to her, and she advises anyone interviewing for a job to check out whether the company is interested in new ideas. "I never interview a person... without asking," she says, "?What's an idea you've had that you think could work here?'" If you look at entrepreneurs who receive venture capital money, she believes that you'll see people who are not afraid of taking a risk on an idea.
Liz Tinkham

Liz Tinkham

"Liz Tinkham is the global managing director for the management consulting organization in the communications and high tech group at Accenture. Working for Accenture for more than 25 years, she has focused particularly on customer relationship management and data service strategy. Tinkham has earned a Bachelor of Science in aeronautical and astronautical engineering, Ohio State University, in Columbus, Ohio. She also serves on the board of The Enterprising Kitchen and the Women's Board of the Adler Planetarium. " Tinkham has earned a Bachelor of Science in aeronautical and astronautical engineering, Ohio State University, in Columbus, Ohio. She also serves on the board of The Enterprising Kitchen and the Women's Board of the Adler Planetarium.

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Polly Sumner

Polly Sumner

"Polly Sumner is president of global services and chief adoption officer at salesforce.com. Sumner has more than 20 years of executive management experience in the technology industry. Prior to joining the San Francisco-based salesforce.com, she has served as president of global services, consulting and industry information services at communications software and services company, Telcordia. Sumner earned a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science from Northern Arizona University and a Masters of Science from American Graduate School of International Management, in Glendale, AZ. "

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Entrepreneurship.org

Created by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Entrepreneurship.org was formed as a free, online international resource designed to help build entrepreneurial economies. Entrepreneurship.org features a vast array of content and resources to assist entrepreneurs, business mentors, policy makers, academics and investors through each phase of the entrepreneurial process. The content ranges from resources entrepreneurs need to launch a company to policies and research that has been conducted regarding entrepreneurship.

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