Holly Richardson: If I fail at TEDx, at least I’ll fail while daring greatly

In 1984, Richard Saul Wurman saw a convergence of technology, entertainment and design and decided to work with Harry Marks and host the first TED conference. That year, technical marvels included a demo of the compact disc, digital books and 3-D graphics. It was, perhaps, a bit too avant-garde and the event lost money. This time, the idea stuck and TED continues to host an annual conference.TED — and its popular little brother, TEDx — are best known as a series of short, powerful ta