a lot of things have been happening in Montreal in the last couple of years
Montreal in the last couple of years
Montreal in the last couple of years that are really big for for the tech
that are really big for for the tech
that are really big for for the tech tech world that’s here and being
tech world that’s here and being
tech world that’s here and being involved from the beginning is really
involved from the beginning is really
involved from the beginning is really cool
this experience has already been a
this experience has already been a success for us and I think the network
success for us and I think the network
success for us and I think the network of the last cohort and the mentors that
of the last cohort and the mentors that
of the last cohort and the mentors that are around founder fuel being able to
are around founder fuel being able to
are around founder fuel being able to reach out and talk to those people is
reach out and talk to those people is
reach out and talk to those people is crazy value we pulled in a lot of
crazy value we pulled in a lot of
crazy value we pulled in a lot of different directions and we can keep our
different directions and we can keep our
different directions and we can keep our sanity
sanity
sanity we’ll be very happy so at the end of the
we’ll be very happy so at the end of the
we’ll be very happy so at the end of the program I’m really looking to take the
program I’m really looking to take the
program I’m really looking to take the business that I’ve started that’s
business that I’ve started that’s
business that I’ve started that’s generating revenue right now and it’s
generating revenue right now and it’s
generating revenue right now and it’s paying my salary of my partner’s salary
paying my salary of my partner’s salary
paying my salary of my partner’s salary and I want to look in the bigger picture
and I want to look in the bigger picture
and I want to look in the bigger picture I want to find that vision that big goal
I want to find that vision that big goal
I want to find that vision that big goal that I know is there but that I can
that I know is there but that I can
that I know is there but that I can articulate yet the biggest thing that
articulate yet the biggest thing that
articulate yet the biggest thing that I’m sacrificing to be here is social
I’m sacrificing to be here is social
I’m sacrificing to be here is social life being with friends and family and
life being with friends and family and
life being with friends and family and probably the second biggest thing is the
probably the second biggest thing is the
probably the second biggest thing is the security of having a job and all that
security of having a job and all that
security of having a job and all that comes with a very high paying job no no
comes with a very high paying job no no
comes with a very high paying job no no not that much I’m kind of young I’m sure
not that much I’m kind of young I’m sure
not that much I’m kind of young I’m sure my wife isn’t happy that I’m gonna be
my wife isn’t happy that I’m gonna be
my wife isn’t happy that I’m gonna be holed up in the not Minh house for three
holed up in the not Minh house for three
holed up in the not Minh house for three months I guess we’re sacrificing I love
months I guess we’re sacrificing I love
months I guess we’re sacrificing I love the office space in Toronto I’m also an
the office space in Toronto I’m also an
the office space in Toronto I’m also an athlete and it used to Train like six
athlete and it used to Train like six
athlete and it used to Train like six seven times a week now I have no time at
seven times a week now I have no time at
seven times a week now I have no time at all it was really tough to to leave my
all it was really tough to to leave my
all it was really tough to to leave my girlfriend and my dog behind and and
girlfriend and my dog behind and and
girlfriend and my dog behind and and come out here but uh you know what
come out here but uh you know what
come out here but uh you know what it’s worth it
my definition of entrepreneurship is
my definition of entrepreneurship is someone who sees a gap that’s not
someone who sees a gap that’s not
someone who sees a gap that’s not currently being addressed right now so
currently being addressed right now so
currently being addressed right now so they see the market state as it is and
they see the market state as it is and
they see the market state as it is and find a room to innovate the math and
find a room to innovate the math and
find a room to innovate the math and carve out a position to generate profits
carve out a position to generate profits
carve out a position to generate profits really someone that is very passionate
really someone that is very passionate
really someone that is very passionate about what they do they almost feel that
about what they do they almost feel that
about what they do they almost feel that they are the business is someone who’s
they are the business is someone who’s
they are the business is someone who’s always creating it doesn’t matter what
always creating it doesn’t matter what
always creating it doesn’t matter what it is entrepreneurship is a roller
it is entrepreneurship is a roller
it is entrepreneurship is a roller coaster building expanding that network
coaster building expanding that network
coaster building expanding that network and everything hitting those milestones
and everything hitting those milestones
and everything hitting those milestones now you said I think the definition of
now you said I think the definition of
now you said I think the definition of entrepreneurship is taking big risks but
entrepreneurship is taking big risks but
entrepreneurship is taking big risks but it’s also being able to lead a team
being successful is mainly about having
being successful is mainly about having fun paths and your passion creativity
fun paths and your passion creativity
fun paths and your passion creativity you gotta love what you do it’s got to
you gotta love what you do it’s got to
you gotta love what you do it’s got to be the personality and the person you
be the personality and the person you
be the personality and the person you are because if you’re around people all
are because if you’re around people all
are because if you’re around people all day and you need people to be successful
day and you need people to be successful
day and you need people to be successful you can’t do it alone
you can’t do it alone
you can’t do it alone you’ve got to be nice to them and they
you’ve got to be nice to them and they
you’ve got to be nice to them and they gotta love you and they’re gonna do what
gotta love you and they’re gonna do what
gotta love you and they’re gonna do what you want them to do at the end of the
you want them to do at the end of the
you want them to do at the end of the day I think a lot of it comes down to
day I think a lot of it comes down to
day I think a lot of it comes down to how well you’re able to take feedback
how well you’re able to take feedback
how well you’re able to take feedback and criticism it really takes a right
and criticism it really takes a right
and criticism it really takes a right kind of person to listen to somebody and
kind of person to listen to somebody and
kind of person to listen to somebody and when they tell you you’re dead wrong
when they tell you you’re dead wrong
when they tell you you’re dead wrong maybe you’ll dismiss them but you need
maybe you’ll dismiss them but you need
maybe you’ll dismiss them but you need to actively listen to them and make sure
to actively listen to them and make sure
to actively listen to them and make sure that you’re not lying to yourself you
that you’re not lying to yourself you
that you’re not lying to yourself you got to have teeth you got a want success
got to have teeth you got a want success
got to have teeth you got a want success enough that you’re going to sacrifice to
enough that you’re going to sacrifice to
enough that you’re going to sacrifice to be successful
be successful
be successful what’s more important the idea or the
what’s more important the idea or the
what’s more important the idea or the execution I think the execution is much
execution I think the execution is much
execution I think the execution is much more important because everybody got
more important because everybody got
more important because everybody got ideas there are other people who have
ideas there are other people who have
ideas there are other people who have danced around the idea that we’ve had
danced around the idea that we’ve had
danced around the idea that we’ve had but the reason that we’ve been
but the reason that we’ve been
but the reason that we’ve been successful to this point and attractive
successful to this point and attractive
successful to this point and attractive to the market to this point is because
to the market to this point is because
to the market to this point is because we’ve executed in a different way than
we’ve executed in a different way than
we’ve executed in a different way than everyone else I know that my idea at the
everyone else I know that my idea at the
everyone else I know that my idea at the beginning is just an idea it’s nothing
beginning is just an idea it’s nothing
beginning is just an idea it’s nothing unless you execute the execution is
unless you execute the execution is
unless you execute the execution is obviously very very important but it’s
obviously very very important but it’s
obviously very very important but it’s all about the idea for me if you don’t
all about the idea for me if you don’t
all about the idea for me if you don’t have an idea you can get behind the
have an idea you can get behind the
have an idea you can get behind the execution doesn’t matter how will you do
execution doesn’t matter how will you do
execution doesn’t matter how will you do it
it
it I don’t think investors are as worried
I don’t think investors are as worried
I don’t think investors are as worried about the idea as an execution so when
about the idea as an execution so when
about the idea as an execution so when they look at a CEO or a team they want
they look at a CEO or a team they want
they look at a CEO or a team they want to see but this is the team that can do
to see but this is the team that can do
to see but this is the team that can do it it’s just like a band you know two
it it’s just like a band you know two
it it’s just like a band you know two people can write the same idea for a
people can write the same idea for a
people can write the same idea for a song about a love on a girl the only
song about a love on a girl the only
song about a love on a girl the only ones in a rock
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