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The Most Brilliant Business Ideas Check out some of our favorites from Entrepreneur's 'Brilliant Ideas' series in the magazine.

By Entrepreneur Staff

This story appears in the June 2017 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »

Jordan Metcalf

Entrepreneurship is about ideas. It is the foundation of everything -- an insight into how to improve something, or what consumers want, or what they don't even know they want. Consider it: A business is an idea come to life; an entrepreneur is an ideas-driven person. And if you want to truly learn from the smartest people around you, and calibrate to their way of thinking, you have to ask, What's their core idea?

Below we have some of the most insightful ideas from Entrepreneur's "Brilliant Ideas" series in the June issue of our magazine.

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What Gary Vaynerchuk Learned by Experimenting on Himself

This Website Uses Customer Feedback to Create Products People Want

Ellevest's Investing Platform Knows How to Speak to Women

The Website That Is Helping Companies Find Diverse Talent

Why Women-Only Coworking Spaces Are on the Rise

Don't Be Afraid to Embrace Boring Ideas

How the Rules of Tech Branding Helped Raden Create a Smart Suitcase

9 Science-Backed Insights on Finding Success in Your Business and Personal Life

14 Leaders Share Their Inspirational Advice on Starting a Business

Businesses Disrupting Industries With Their Brilliant Ideas -- And What You Can Learn From Them

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