YOUR CAREER IN

A CONVERSATION @ STARTUP JOBS ASIA CAREER FAIR

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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PROLOGUEWhy this talk?

"Is Entrepreneurship a career or a lifestyle?" - Startup Club Singapore

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Begin heated debate….

en·tre·pre·neur [ahn-truh-pruh-nur] someone who manages the process of commercializing inventions or ideas, often involving high risk/return

ca·reer [kuh-reer]an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework

ca·reer [kuh-reer]an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework

ca·reer [kuh-reer]an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework

ca·reer [kuh-reer]an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework

life·style [lahyf-stahyl]the habits, attitudes, tastes, moral standards, economic level, etc., that together constitute the mode of living of an individual or group.

My take on the Start-Up Club debate…

Entrepreneurship can be a career that has implications for your lifestyle

Entrepreneurship has been my career that has had implications on my

lifestyle

PART ONEThe Entrepreneur's Career Paths

Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur

Serial Entrepreneur

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Serial Entrepreneur

Many entrepreneurs start several businesses throughout their careers

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Serial Entrepreneur1426

# OF BILLIONAIRES

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Serial Entrepreneur1426

# OF BILLIONAIRES

960# WHO WERE SELF-MADE

Entrepreneur

Serial Entrepreneur1426

# OF BILLIONAIRES

960# WHO WERE SELF-MADE

87%% THAT WERE

SERIAL

Entrepreneur

Serial Entrepreneur

Intrapreneur

Entrepreneur

Serial Entrepreneur

Intrapreneur

many entrepreneurs can easily make the jump to the big corporate context

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Serial Entrepreneur

Intrapreneur

if they don’t get hung up on stupid labels

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Intrapreneur

like big companies are prisons

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Serial Entrepreneur

Intrapreneur

Investor

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Serial Entrepreneur

Intrapreneur

Investor

entrepreneurs with practical experience make great private equity analysts & fund managers

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Serial Entrepreneur

Intrapreneur

InvestorTeacher

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Serial Entrepreneur

Intrapreneur

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entrepreneurs owe it to society to give back to the next generation

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Serial Entrepreneur

Intrapreneur

InvestorTeacher

and have practical experience that students just eat up!

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Serial Entrepreneur

Intrapreneur

InvestorTeacher

Bureaucrat

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Serial Entrepreneur

Intrapreneur

InvestorTeacher

Bureaucrat

driving National Development Policy is the ultimate calling IMHO

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Serial Entrepreneur

Intrapreneur

InvestorTeacher

Bureaucrat

and a place where Entrepreneurs can really make a sustainable difference

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Serial Entrepreneur

Intrapreneur

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Bureaucrat

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Serial Entrepreneur

Intrapreneur

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Bureaucrat

ultimately entrepreneurs can move freely from one to another over the course of their careers

PART TWOgeneral career advice from one entrepreneur to

another

RULE 1DO IT WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG

RULE 2LEARN RUTHLESSLY & BROADLY

RULE 3DO WHAT YOU LOVE & LOVE WHAT YOU DO

RULE 4SEEK FAILURE

RULE 5FIND GREAT PEOPLE & BE VALUABLE TO THEM

RULE 6DELIVER

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