Key Takeaways on Risk-Taking and Social Entrepreneurship - Social entrepreneurship involves taking risks [1] - Taking risks can define one's journey [3] - It's crucial to find time to figure out what one wants to do in life [4] Footsteps Organization Impact - Footsteps has helped almost 1 million people graduate from extreme poverty [2] - The Thrishna water project ensures safe water for over 400,000 people daily across Bangladesh through 300+ systems [8] - A World Bank project to set up drinking water facilities for waste workers led to cleaning up a 2-kilometer canal in 72 hours [9][11] Qualities for Successful Risk-Taking - Courage and determination are essential for success when taking risks [12] - Stubbornness to stick by the risk is crucial; giving up leads to failure [13] - Not accepting failure and embracing trial and error can lead to success [13]

I started my career with a vision to change the world. At the wise and energetic age of 22, I decided I was going to fix politics. Judging by the state of the world today, you might have noticed I was not successful. But I still want to tell you about it. Me and a great group of co-founders started a tech startup, a website that would help people and politicians communicate effectively. And this wasn't just a website. We poured our souls into this. We really thought about it. We talked to thousands of peopl ...