I’ll finds out I have doubt i’m starting my company but I’m 18 I think that
my company but I’m 18 I think that
my company but I’m 18 I think that people won’t take me seriously how can I
people won’t take me seriously how can I
people won’t take me seriously how can I get over this hey Alfonso you gotta
get over this hey Alfonso you gotta
get over this hey Alfonso you gotta believe it’s behind Evan honestly you
believe it’s behind Evan honestly you
believe it’s behind Evan honestly you believe there’s a few things one social
believe there’s a few things one social
believe there’s a few things one social media you can be whoever you want to be
media you can be whoever you want to be
media you can be whoever you want to be in terms of social media you can build a
in terms of social media you can build a
in terms of social media you can build a presence you can build a brand you can
presence you can build a brand you can
presence you can build a brand you can build some products I think in the world
build some products I think in the world
build some products I think in the world of social media the digital economy you
of social media the digital economy you
of social media the digital economy you know great products win markets so if
know great products win markets so if
know great products win markets so if you’ve got a product idea then you know
you’ve got a product idea then you know
you’ve got a product idea then you know there’s nothing stopping you if it’s a
there’s nothing stopping you if it’s a
there’s nothing stopping you if it’s a services business and it is even a
services business and it is even a
services business and it is even a face-to-face business then I think
face-to-face business then I think
face-to-face business then I think people looking to buy your enthusiasm
people looking to buy your enthusiasm
people looking to buy your enthusiasm people have begun to buy your commitment
people have begun to buy your commitment
people have begun to buy your commitment energy I know a couple of guys who are
energy I know a couple of guys who are
energy I know a couple of guys who are young and they’ve gone in their sub 21
young and they’ve gone in their sub 21
young and they’ve gone in their sub 21 and they’ve started a services business
and they’ve started a services business
and they’ve started a services business and they actually said what you know if
and they actually said what you know if
and they actually said what you know if you believe what I say and I can do a
you believe what I say and I can do a
you believe what I say and I can do a good job view I think I learned really
good job view I think I learned really
good job view I think I learned really quickly i’ve got a great work ethic I go
quickly i’ve got a great work ethic I go
quickly i’ve got a great work ethic I go great attitude why don’t you take me on
great attitude why don’t you take me on
great attitude why don’t you take me on for two weeks just unexpensive and pay
for two weeks just unexpensive and pay
for two weeks just unexpensive and pay me nothing and then the end the doings
me nothing and then the end the doings
me nothing and then the end the doings will prove ourselves and they’ve done
will prove ourselves and they’ve done
will prove ourselves and they’ve done similar sort of thing with their people
similar sort of thing with their people
similar sort of thing with their people so it’s almost like try before you buy
so it’s almost like try before you buy
so it’s almost like try before you buy so if you got any anxieties about being
so if you got any anxieties about being
so if you got any anxieties about being 16 years old I’m number one put them
16 years old I’m number one put them
16 years old I’m number one put them away and number two is just build up
away and number two is just build up
away and number two is just build up your confidence and conviction because
your confidence and conviction because
your confidence and conviction because there’s a lot of people who are 16 year
there’s a lot of people who are 16 year
there’s a lot of people who are 16 year old now who are kind of changing the
old now who are kind of changing the
old now who are kind of changing the world and just a couple of examples I
world and just a couple of examples I
world and just a couple of examples I think there’s a Forbes article about
think there’s a Forbes article about
think there’s a Forbes article about someone mayor pen who’s done with the
someone mayor pen who’s done with the
someone mayor pen who’s done with the stuff she’s given three ted talks I’m
stuff she’s given three ted talks I’m
stuff she’s given three ted talks I’m started a load of stuff around a
started a load of stuff around a
started a load of stuff around a clothing company and environmental
clothing company and environmental
clothing company and environmental activist and wow the age was 16 it’s
activist and wow the age was 16 it’s
activist and wow the age was 16 it’s just incredible you just couldn’t have
just incredible you just couldn’t have
just incredible you just couldn’t have imagined that so I don’t think age is a
imagined that so I don’t think age is a
imagined that so I don’t think age is a barrier page is something you should
barrier page is something you should
barrier page is something you should kind of think you got tremendous energy
kind of think you got tremendous energy
kind of think you got tremendous energy tremendous passion you’ve got a big idea
tremendous passion you’ve got a big idea
tremendous passion you’ve got a big idea people back you if you back yourself I
people back you if you back yourself I
people back you if you back yourself I mean I can relate when I was 19 I had my
mean I can relate when I was 19 I had my
mean I can relate when I was 19 I had my first software company and I was selling
first software company and I was selling
first software company and I was selling the guys three times my age who had
the guys three times my age who had
the guys three times my age who had peach DS and I didn’t have a single
peach DS and I didn’t have a single
peach DS and I didn’t have a single background you know in science and some
background you know in science and some
background you know in science and some of the scientists and I took me a while
of the scientists and I took me a while
of the scientists and I took me a while to get over it and I would try to do
to get over it and I would try to do
to get over it and I would try to do everything by email I thought L if I
everything by email I thought L if I
everything by email I thought L if I talk on the phone to know I’m too young
talk on the phone to know I’m too young
talk on the phone to know I’m too young and and you know they won’t take me
and and you know they won’t take me
and and you know they won’t take me seriously and was until I realized that
seriously and was until I realized that
seriously and was until I realized that these guys actually need me like I can
these guys actually need me like I can
these guys actually need me like I can provide value to them and at the end of
provide value to them and at the end of
provide value to them and at the end of the day that’s all they care about all
the day that’s all they care about all
the day that’s all they care about all they care about is can you help me with
they care about is can you help me with
they care about is can you help me with the problem that I’m facing right now
the problem that I’m facing right now
the problem that I’m facing right now and once I understood that then it gave
and once I understood that then it gave
and once I understood that then it gave me a lot more confidence and be able to
me a lot more confidence and be able to
me a lot more confidence and be able to talk to people even even later as i
talk to people even even later as i
talk to people even even later as i started work with brains one of the
started work with brains one of the
started work with brains one of the first companies that work with was
first companies that work with was
first companies that work with was microsoft that was 20-something and i
microsoft that was 20-something and i
microsoft that was 20-something and i thought wow i would Microsoft want to
thought wow i would Microsoft want to
thought wow i would Microsoft want to work with me they’re Microsoft they know
work with me they’re Microsoft they know
work with me they’re Microsoft they know everything and I’m just some young punk
everything and I’m just some young punk
everything and I’m just some young punk kid in and then I started talking I
kid in and then I started talking I
kid in and then I started talking I realized oh ya know these guys these
realized oh ya know these guys these
realized oh ya know these guys these guys need my help I can help them right
guys need my help I can help them right
guys need my help I can help them right so just having confidence in your
so just having confidence in your
so just having confidence in your abilities knowing that all they really
abilities knowing that all they really
abilities knowing that all they really really deep down care about is that you
really deep down care about is that you
really deep down care about is that you can provide value to them and help them
can provide value to them and help them
can provide value to them and help them and once you understand that at least
and once you understand that at least
and once you understand that at least for me that the age fear kind of went
for me that the age fear kind of went
for me that the age fear kind of went away yeah and with Evan you know and I
away yeah and with Evan you know and I
away yeah and with Evan you know and I know whatever age you are you could any
know whatever age you are you could any
know whatever age you are you could any any really smart kids could go into a
any really smart kids could go into a
any really smart kids could go into a business and improve it and you know
business and improve it and you know
business and improve it and you know when you run a business for any period
when you run a business for any period
when you run a business for any period of time you just are to become
of time you just are to become
of time you just are to become complacent or you just do the same
complacent or you just do the same
complacent or you just do the same things you do every day and I think this
things you do every day and I think this
things you do every day and I think this complacency stifles innovation so people
complacency stifles innovation so people
complacency stifles innovation so people accept the status quo and I just think
accept the status quo and I just think
accept the status quo and I just think new pairs of eyes with tremendous
new pairs of eyes with tremendous
new pairs of eyes with tremendous enthusiasm and no kind of just just
enthusiasm and no kind of just just
enthusiasm and no kind of just just anxiety about changing stuff can make a
anxiety about changing stuff can make a
anxiety about changing stuff can make a massive difference oh you know back
massive difference oh you know back
massive difference oh you know back yourself believe in yourself and like
yourself believe in yourself and like
yourself believe in yourself and like you even when I was 16 I was selling ice
you even when I was 16 I was selling ice
you even when I was 16 I was selling ice creams on the beach front and I’ll tell
creams on the beach front and I’ll tell
creams on the beach front and I’ll tell you what it paid for my college
you what it paid for my college
you what it paid for my college education I couldn’t believe how much
education I couldn’t believe how much
education I couldn’t believe how much margin there was a nice crease so these
margin there was a nice crease so these
margin there was a nice crease so these are equivalent to Canadian it was
are equivalent to Canadian it was
are equivalent to Canadian it was probably at the time this is a long time
probably at the time this is a long time
probably at the time this is a long time ago is about dollar and I used to buy
ago is about dollar and I used to buy
ago is about dollar and I used to buy this stuff in the ice cream and the cone
this stuff in the ice cream and the cone
this stuff in the ice cream and the cone the actual unit price of these ice
the actual unit price of these ice
the actual unit price of these ice creams was probably about to sin
creams was probably about to sin
creams was probably about to sin I just couldn’t believe the profit
I just couldn’t believe the profit
I just couldn’t believe the profit margin and ice cream obviously there’s
margin and ice cream obviously there’s
margin and ice cream obviously there’s that you know if you didn’t you didn’t
that you know if you didn’t you didn’t
that you know if you didn’t you didn’t hit it right it’s a really hot day
hit it right it’s a really hot day
hit it right it’s a really hot day there’s a lot of wastage so it makes you
there’s a lot of wastage so it makes you
there’s a lot of wastage so it makes you think about your margins and I be candid
think about your margins and I be candid
think about your margins and I be candid with you guys when it was the kind of a
with you guys when it was the kind of a
with you guys when it was the kind of a rainy day as a bad day no one came to
rainy day as a bad day no one came to
rainy day as a bad day no one came to little booth on the seafront but what I
little booth on the seafront but what I
little booth on the seafront but what I had to do was get out the booth and go
had to do was get out the booth and go
had to do was get out the booth and go and sell my wares and sell the ice
and sell my wares and sell the ice
and sell my wares and sell the ice creams to whoever was around and you
creams to whoever was around and you
creams to whoever was around and you find out as well you know stuff happens
find out as well you know stuff happens
find out as well you know stuff happens in your head to say you know people
in your head to say you know people
in your head to say you know people aren’t going to buy this they don’t want
aren’t going to buy this they don’t want
aren’t going to buy this they don’t want to talk to me their business or their
to talk to me their business or their
to talk to me their business or their families but when you go up to people
families but when you go up to people
families but when you go up to people and just have a conversation it’s just
and just have a conversation it’s just
and just have a conversation it’s just amazing how people are welcome in and
amazing how people are welcome in and
amazing how people are welcome in and and people are want to buy stuff
and people are want to buy stuff
and people are want to buy stuff especially from young people people back
especially from young people people back
especially from young people people back young people people want young people to
young people people want young people to
young people people want young people to be successful if you believe in yourself
be successful if you believe in yourself
be successful if you believe in yourself that is contagious that belief and
that is contagious that belief and
that is contagious that belief and conviction spreads like a beautiful
conviction spreads like a beautiful
conviction spreads like a beautiful infection of love and you know what it’s
infection of love and you know what it’s
infection of love and you know what it’s like Evan the first one yourself the
like Evan the first one yourself the
like Evan the first one yourself the second one it gets easier the third one
second one it gets easier the third one
second one it gets easier the third one gets easier the fourth family you go up
gets easier the fourth family you go up
gets easier the fourth family you go up to is easier everyone you do with all
to is easier everyone you do with all
to is easier everyone you do with all these things just take the first step
these things just take the first step
these things just take the first step believe in yourself back yourself have
believe in yourself back yourself have
believe in yourself back yourself have no fear and then you just stopped
no fear and then you just stopped
no fear and then you just stopped listening to those crazy voices in your
listening to those crazy voices in your
listening to those crazy voices in your head but so you tell you you can’t
head but so you tell you you can’t
head but so you tell you you can’t because you can
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