10 Life Lessons from Business
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1. The document outlines the career path and life lessons of an individual who studied in the UK from 1989-1994 and took a gap year in 1995 before attending university. 2. After university, they did volunteer work and then began working in ecommerce, founding companies like icollector, eBay, and vzaar between 2001-2010. 3. The document provides 10 life lessons from their business experience, including failing fast and often, connecting with people, not being afraid to change jobs, and that luck comes from design rather than chance.
10 Life Lessons from Business
- 1. 10 life lessons in business
- 2. Pupil from 1989 1994 9 CGSEs & 3 A-Levels No careers advice given
- 3. My career path to date
- 4. 3 A-levels3 A-levels 1994 Gap YearGap Year 1995 University of Soton University of Soton 1995- 8 Volunteer Work Volunteer Work 1999 Time to seek my fame and fortune right? Time to seek my fame and fortune right?
- 6. 3 A-levels3 A-levels Gap YearGap Year University of Soton University of Soton Volunteer Work Volunteer Work 1994 1995 1995- 8 1999 icollectoricollector eBayeBay 2001- 8 vzaarvzaar 2008- 10 JustGivingJustGiving 2010+
- 7. What can I share today? 15+ years working in ecommerce industry Working with people of many different nationalities & cultures But mostly a career that I did not foresee aged 18
- 8. 1. No idea? Dont panic!
- 9. 2. Find a skill and hone it
- 11. 5. Fail fast and fail often 4. It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission
- 12. 5. Fail fast and fail often
- 13. 6. Connect with people
- 14. 7.
- 15. 8. You will not be the smartest person in the room
- 16. 9. Dont be afraid to change jobs
- 17. 10. Luck is the residue of design Howard Schultz
- 18. What next? Not sure I can answer that What I can say is it will sometimes be daunting, but it will always be fun and rewarding
- 19. Thank you & good luck http://www.slideshare.net/parkins1/10-life-lessons-from-business