Technology and business
- Traveled extensively throughout childhood - Mission work
- Started tech company in dorm at Texas A&M
- Fall of Berlin - Built Fiber Networks
Learn to Roll with the punches
- learn to adapt to changing global positions
- Had to compete with overseas coders
Network like crazy your whole life.
- Some stuff in Argentina, you can now hire people for cheap
First Big Mistake:
- Check your ego at the door
- Petty theft - put sign on door.
- Signs in Argentina means "Come and take all our stuff"
- Ego makes bad decisions especially globally
Rewrite all of your own rules
- At first the only people he could trust were family members. Had to check the "Nepotism""
- Here in US, you DONT hire family. In Argentina it is king.
The Yellow Chairs:
- In operating a company, nobody will ever appreciate what you went through to build it..
Getting to understand their culture:
- Actually live in that culture.
- They will view you as an ass otherwise
Things they did Right:
- We made our mistakes small - Start small so your mistakes are small. Grow gradually
- Built a diverse team
- Important to recognize loyalty and tenure
- We bootstrapped and kept our equity - take tiny pile of money, start simple, build from profits.
- Got out of debt super fast
- We found our niche - makes much less competition
Things they did Wrong
- Learn to say I''m sorry
Develop an actual skill
Develop a taste for risk
You are always a couple months away from being out of business
Know the difference between managers and leaders
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