Christopher Hunter's Blog

After listening to Janice Cheam’s presentation on the development of Energy Aware (a product that measures your energy consumption), I couldn’t help but wonder if the long hours that she put into this product was worth it. Although Janice spoke of the satisfaction that came from seeing her product come to life, she juxtaposed this with sleepless nights and financial struggles. Her company could have easily failed and everything that she put into it would have been worthless.

This caused me to start thinking about whether Janice really cared about the energy that she put into her product. In other words, I believe that her passion carried her through what would have otherwise been an overwhelmingly strenuous time. Successful entrepreneurs should be passionate; if not, they would not have the drive to continue. The long hours that Janice put into her company were not because the prospect of being wealthy, and obviously not because of securing a job that will insure long-term stability, but rather because she wanted to get her product out to the public. It is her hope that this, will in turn change the lives of others.

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2006 Competitor Energy Aware on cover of BC Business magazine