Those who are hungry to succeed and have robust internal drive to perform are also those most likely to be the most successful job candidates. Alec Ross, Senior Advisor for Innovation in the Office of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, believes that these qualities are more important than more frequently-consulted metrics of success, such as education, background, or grade point average.

Social networking tools have the potential to be exceedingly effective at solving the world's problems. In this clip, Senior Advisor for Innovation in the Office of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Alec Ross cites two examples of cutting edge technology and creative thinking as an effective way to engage the public in serving itself. He shares the success of a mobile texting protocol that raised over $30 million for relief from the earthquake in Haiti, and an upcoming text messaging program that allows citizens to anonymously report crimes in Mexico's most violent cities.

Referring to the words of Theodore Roosevelt, Senior Advisor for Innovation in the Office of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Alec Ross encourages Stanford students to take bold steps and to be audacious in their career. Don't fret over winning or losing. Fling yourself into a project, live it, and learn from it, he suggests.

Senior Advisor for Innovation in the Office of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Alec Ross offers advice to established entrepreneurs who already have some success behind them: Keep an open line of communication going with those up and coming in your field. While many successful people feel they have a lot to offer their juniors, few take advantage of the relationship working as a learning experience both ways. Don't allow your success to become isolating. Remaining au courant is a great indicator of recurring prosperity.

"Time is money," says the old adage. And here, Senior Advisor for Innovation in the Office of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Alec Ross advises would-be entrepreneurs to manage and allocate their schedule as carefully and as thoughtfully as they manage and allocate their dollars. After struggling with this life lesson for eight years, and reflecting on his personal calendar's hefty wasted time, he suggest being exceedingly ruthless about the resources of hours and days.

Senior Advisor for Innovation in the Office of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Alec Ross recalls founding One Economy, a non-profit digital divide organization that grew from four 20-something's with an idea to a world leader for the cause. In this clip, Ross talks about his inspiration to support Barack Obama's political career. He also addresses how his youthful naivety was a tremendous benefit to his career path of entrepreneurship and innovation.