Chatting with employees is hardly a groundbreaking idea, but what sets Mirchandandi apart is the importance he stresses on allocating blocks of time to his staff -- what he calls his "embrace and engage" philosophy.

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An idea for a groundbreaking technology can come from anything--even eye debris.

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In 2009 she contacted Modesta with her unique idea for an alternative limb company, and the pair began collaborating on a groundbreaking stereo leg, replete with speakers and stiletto shoe.

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Stylishly outfitted in a red dress and high heels she could easily have been taken for another young woman with an idea regarding customized haute couture, but hardly like a technology entrepreneur working to develop a potentially groundbreaking invention in wind-generated energy.

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