Jeff Smith: Lessons in business. .. from prison

Jeff Smith spent a year in prison. But what he discovered inside wasn t what he expected he saw in his fellow inmates boundless ingenuity and business savvy. He asks: Why don t we tap this entrepreneurial potential to help exprisoners contribute to society once they re back outside (From the TED Talent Search event TEDNewYork. ) TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at Follow TED news on Twitter: Like TED on Facebook: Subscribe to our channel: