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How This Entrepreneur Taught Himself to Code by the Light of a Kerosene Lamp Here's why we need to focus on unifying and simplifying technology.

By David Meltzer

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Brilliant Co-founder and CEO Aaron Emigh shares some of the insights he's gained from his off-the-grid upbringing, which taught him the importance of resourcefulness and the notion that if you work hard, everything is possible.

Emigh and The Playbook David Meltzer discuss their perspectives on where the evolution of technology is headed in the future, as well as the difficulties that come with trying to predict where technology will go.

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David Meltzer

Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing, Speaker, Author and Business Coach

David Meltzer, co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and host of Entrepreneur's podcast, “The Playbook”, is a Top 100 Business Coach, global public speaker and three-time international best-selling author who has been honored by Variety as “Sports Humanitarian of the Year”.

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