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Andres Ruzo documented the existence of the legendary Boiling River in the Amazon. Photography: Devlin Gandy

What an Amazon explorer can teach you about finding your big idea

EntrepreneurshipBy Reid HoffmanMarch 22, 2018

Think it’s hard to find a big idea? Imagine trying to find a mythical boiling river deep in the Amazon rainforest. That’s precisely what geothermal scientist Andrés Ruzo did in 2010, when he set out to find Shanay-timpishka, which means “boiled with the heat of the Sun.” That quest may sound quixotic, but it’s no…

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