Start Something That Matters
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Start Something That Matters is a book by TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie that encourages readers to build businesses and careers driven by purpose, social impact, and meaningful work.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Start Something That Matters canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11105812 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Start Something That Matters Context triple: [Blake Mycoskie, notableWork, Start Something That Matters]
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A.
Start Now! You Can Make a Difference
"Start Now! You Can Make a Difference" is a nonfiction book by Chelsea Clinton that encourages and guides young people to engage in activism and social change on issues they care about.
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B.
The Start-up of You
The Start-up of You is a career strategy book that applies entrepreneurial principles to personal and professional development, co-written by LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman.
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C.
What Really Matters
"What Really Matters" is a non-fiction book by journalist and author Tony Schwartz that explores the rise of the human potential movement and the search for meaning and fulfillment in modern life.
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D.
Once You Get Started
"Once You Get Started" is a 1975 funk and disco song by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan that became one of the group's signature hits.
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E.
Things That Matter
Things That Matter is a bestselling collection of political and cultural essays by conservative columnist and commentator Charles Krauthammer.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Start Something That Matters Target entity description: Start Something That Matters is a book by TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie that encourages readers to build businesses and careers driven by purpose, social impact, and meaningful work.
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A.
Start Now! You Can Make a Difference
"Start Now! You Can Make a Difference" is a nonfiction book by Chelsea Clinton that encourages and guides young people to engage in activism and social change on issues they care about.
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B.
The Start-up of You
The Start-up of You is a career strategy book that applies entrepreneurial principles to personal and professional development, co-written by LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman.
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C.
What Really Matters
"What Really Matters" is a non-fiction book by journalist and author Tony Schwartz that explores the rise of the human potential movement and the search for meaning and fulfillment in modern life.
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D.
Once You Get Started
"Once You Get Started" is a 1975 funk and disco song by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan that became one of the group's signature hits.
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E.
Things That Matter
Things That Matter is a bestselling collection of political and cultural essays by conservative columnist and commentator Charles Krauthammer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
aspiring entrepreneurs
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business leaders ⓘ professionals seeking meaningful work ⓘ |
| author | Blake Mycoskie ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describes | founding of TOMS Shoes ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
creating positive social impact
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doing work that matters ⓘ storytelling in business ⓘ |
| encourages |
aligning career with personal values
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integrating giving into business models ⓘ starting purpose-driven ventures ⓘ |
| features |
case studies of social entrepreneurs
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personal anecdotes from Blake Mycoskie ⓘ
linked to:
Blake Mycoskie
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| genre |
business book
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non-fiction ⓘ self-help book ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
entrepreneur
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founder of TOMS Shoes ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
be resourceful without resources
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build trust ⓘ face your fears ⓘ find your story ⓘ giving as a business strategy ⓘ start small but think big ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
combining profit and purpose
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entrepreneurship ⓘ giving back ⓘ personal fulfillment ⓘ social impact ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | TOMS one-for-one model ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
TOMS Shoes
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corporate social responsibility ⓘ meaningful work ⓘ philanthropy in business ⓘ purpose-driven business ⓘ social entrepreneurship ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ print ⓘ |
| promotes |
ethical business practices
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mission-driven companies ⓘ one-for-one giving model ⓘ |
| publisher | Spiegel & Grau ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
readers interested in impact investing
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readers interested in social change ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Start Something That Matters Description of subject: Start Something That Matters is a book by TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie that encourages readers to build businesses and careers driven by purpose, social impact, and meaningful work.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
Mycoskie