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Currently, the company that I work for, Rokk3r Labs, has sent me on an entrepreneurial pilgrimage for 1 year around the world in partnership with Remote Year. Every month, I’ll be in a different country hearing entrepreneurs’ stories, understanding what investors are looking for, and working to connect what we call the global collective genius. Yes it’s a dope ass job, so give it up one time for Remote Year and two times for the Rokk3r fam. First stop, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
Many things in life seem much easier while you are a student. You have minimal bills, deferred debt, easy access to social circles, and generally one responsibility...to do well in school. But when it comes to building a company or startup, this seems to take the opposite effect. We are always told that it is much more difficult to build a company and juggle school simultaneously. Much harder than if you were a former employee who just quit his or her job to build that dream company, even though bills, loans, and familial issues suffocate your life savings and will power to keep pushing forward...
What motivates anyone to make any decision in his or her lifetime? For me, it’s simple. Self-improvement. What is the best way for me to achieve my goals and become a better person along the way? This is the question I pose to myself daily, almost incessantly. As of late, Venture for America has equipped me on where to begin in answering this question...
