So, last week we had an interesting lecture from two entrepreneurs from Amielle Lake from Tagga and Eric Carlson from Anthem Properties. I personally found it very interesting on how both their stories were so similar to each other.
Amielle is one of the youngest entrepreneur in the list of Forty under 40 and her story was inspiring. Aim high, dream big, it is okay if you are not employable and it is okay if you do not have a clue on what what you are doing but as long as you have an idea of what you want to do is some of her words of wisdom. Her story reflected strong determination and consistent effort even though her ideas had been turn down, she had been fired but she never gave up on what she believed in. She wanted to create something different, and BIG. Tagga, a software that integrates social, web and mobile technologies to connect brands to customers. Her high level of commitment was clearly seen when she was working hard on improving her company even though she had undergone an operation. All these values shows the characteristics of entrepreneurs.
Eric Carlson is a very interesting person I thought. He looked so serious with his deep voice, but he is full of humor and shared great stories with the entire class. He went through man hardship growing up and the one thing I learnt from his story is that never trust anyone blindly and always think before you act. This happened with his initial company where his partner bought him over and he was kicked out of his own company. But being an entrepreneur, he came back and started a new company, Anthem Properties. I find his determination, great personality and aspiration had led him to be who he is now, and I believe those are the characterics of a successful entrepreneur.
I have learnt that if I have strong determination to make a difference along with good knowledge and skills, I too can become an entrepreneur. Oh but I should get a degree first! ” Do not start tomorrow! Get a degree, it is valuable. People can take anything from you but not your degree (knowledge). And then start building your dream” -Amielle-
