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Career, Internet, and Alibaba Ma was not lucky, if we are talking about achieving a corporate career. He failed no less than thirty job interviews. When he applied to KFC, 23 of 24 candidates were accepted 23 (guess who didn’t get a job; yes, it is all about Jack). Ma believes that he was not accepted by KFC due to his unattractive appearance. According to Chinese standards, he is considered to be ugly. Later, he managed to get a job as an English teacher at a local university with a salary of $12-15 a month. Jack Ma saw his first computer in 1995 when he was 31 years old. It was during the time when he went to the USA as a translator. He was told about the “internet”. So, the first word Ma entered into the search bar was “beer”. Search results included American beer, Belgian, and any beer you could want, but not Chinese. And when Ma realized that there was no information about China on the American internet at all, he understood that it could be a good opportunity to “intr...

Do you see it? __What will you do to get hold of an opportunity? By strive masiyiwa Everything you need to know about starting or pivoting an existing business for AI, I have taught you here already. The material is here; I have shared it with you over the years here like a guidebook... Everything you need as an entrepreneur to solve some truly extraordinary challenges and possibly even become a billionaire in the process. This opportunity is bigger than what we saw with mobile phones, social media platforms, or even all the oil in Nigeria!  Everything you need to know about the steps you need to take; the methodology; the playbook, even to scale and raise capital, I tried to teach you here [almost] weekly... for about eight whole years, almost nine. [Did you know it's now been just over 10 years since my very first post?] Entrepreneurs cannot be spoon-fed. They are self-starters. All they need is just the sniff of an opportunity and they are gone! If you have to ask me...

By strive masiyiwa __243 years ago, a seed was planted... About two weeks ago, my wife and I traveled to Cambridge Massachusetts, the home of Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where I was inducted into the membership of one of the most revered institutions in the world: the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.  Founded during the American Revolution in 1780 by John Adams just four years after American Independence, the Academy’s mission is: "To cultivate every art and science which may tend to advance the interest, honor, dignity, and happiness of a free, independent, and virtuous people.” Members were at first generally confined only to a handful of Americans each year but over time other nationalities were also elected, in a category called Foreign Honorary Members, or now,  International Honorary Member (IHM).  The Academy's first international member was from France... back in 1781! There have been several distinguished...

By strive masiyiwa Over the years I have learnt to be wary about adopting popular sayings, particularly when they do not come from the bible. One such popular saying is: "Opportunity, only knocks once..." This is not true! I have seen many people driven to ruin, because of what they saw as "the opportunity of a lifetime"(another untruth), .... Not long ago, a highly reputable international company invited me to be their partner, in a new venture they wanted to do in Africa. To their surprise, I declined, even though I would not be required to even pay for the shares. Now I knew that it would be profitable, very profitable; but that is not the point: - it was not in my area of business, and expertise. -it was not in the area where I am interested, at this point, in time; I am not opportunistic. - I'm not sitting around waiting for people to bring me things to get into. Think of a company like Coca Cola; do you imagine they regret that they did not go ...

1. "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." - Albert Schweitzer 2. "Success is not in what you have, but who you are." - Bo Bennett 3. "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill 4. "Success is not the absence of failure; it's the persistence through failure." - Aisha Tyler 5. "Success is not about the destination, but the journey." - Zig Ziglar 6. "Success is not measured by money, but by the impact you have on others." - Unknown 7. "Success is not about being the best, but becoming your best self." - Unknown 8. "Success is not about how much you accomplish, but how you inspire others to accomplish." - Unknown 9. "Success is not about luck, it's about hard work and dedication." - Unknown 10. "Success is not about the appla...

 The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley by Jimmy Soni 1. Be willing to take risks Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Max Levchin, and the other founders of PayPal were all willing to take big risks in order to build their company. They left their jobs, invested their own money, and worked long hours in a cramped office. 2. Be relentless The founders of PayPal were never satisfied with the status quo. They were constantly innovating and looking for ways to improve their product. 3. Be resourceful  The founders of PayPal didn't have a lot of money, but they were resourceful and found ways to make things work. They used off-the-shelf hardware and software, and they even built their own servers. 4. Be passionate  The founders of PayPal were passionate about their mission to build a new way to pay online. They were driven by the desire to make a difference in the world. 5. Be competitive The founders of PayPal were fiercely competitive. They were ...