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What if you were only known for the worst thing you've ever done? For millions of Americans, this isn't just a hypothetical nightmare. Not only does the United States have the highest rate of incarceration in the world, it also makes certain that the stigma of a felony conviction follows people...

Catherine Hoke, founder and CEO of Defy Ventures, a program that helps the formerly incarcerated become legal entrepreneurs, talks about how she pivoted from her mistakes to start her successful non-profit. Revolutionary Insights is curated from the Computer History Museum's Revolutionaries interview series and is brought to you by Audible. This talk was originally recorded on December 17, 2014.