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When Curator Chris Anderson gave this talk in 2002, TED’s future was hanging in the balance. Here, he attempts to persuade TEDsters that his vision for turning his for-profit conference into a nonprofit event would work. It did.
About Chris Anderson (TED)
After a long career in journalism and publishing (during which he launched Business 2.0 and the games website IGN), Chris Anderson became the Curator of the TED Conference in 2002. Full bio and more links
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