Ruzwana Bashir
Ruzwana Bashir
Ruzwana Bashiris a British entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Peek.com, a travel company based in San Francisco, California. She has been selected for Vanity Fair's Next Establishment, Forbes' 30 Under 30 in Technology and Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionBusinesswoman
Date of Birth28 July 1983
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The world of TV debates is antiquated. What looked smart and modern in 1960, with Kennedy versus Nixon, looks quaint and over-rehearsed between Obama and Romney. We need a new format; even if we have the same moderators and candidates, there needs to be a more nuanced way for audiences to connect with and shape presidential debates.
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The power of real debate is in the language and intellectual honesty of the debaters, alongside the engagement of spectators.
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Whenever I was planning a trip or a holiday, flights and hotels were easy. But when it comes to the stuff you want to do when you get there, working that out was really hard.
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The roles that push you out of your comfort zones are the ones in which you learn a great deal and really empower yourself.
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If millions of Americans choose to weigh in on the outcome of American Idol through text messages and the Web, then why not harness similar technological tools to encourage discourse on the political landscape?
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A lot of our happiness is derived from experiences, not from buying products. People are twice as happy buying experiences as products. People are happy buying experiences. They don't want something that's commoditised.
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Despite living in an increasingly digital world, there are a few things I still like to keep as physical reminders. So every time I see an exhibition, I make a pit stop at the museum gift shop to buy a postcard of something that inspired me.
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Don’t wear that boxy trouser suit because you feel like you have to. Wear whatever you want.