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Building a company of laughter | Karl Mak | TEDxYouth@SJI


good morning it’s Carl I’m the

good morning it’s Carl I’m the co-founder of this game so I want to

co-founder of this game so I want to

co-founder of this game so I want to take you back to the 6th of February

take you back to the 6th of February

take you back to the 6th of February there was a very special tea and then it

there was a very special tea and then it

there was a very special tea and then it should Singapore because something very

should Singapore because something very

should Singapore because something very significant happened in our country and

significant happened in our country and

significant happened in our country and if you think back with me try to

if you think back with me try to

if you think back with me try to remember I know a couple years ago but

remember I know a couple years ago but

remember I know a couple years ago but if you remember that very day something

if you remember that very day something

if you remember that very day something very very important happened to all of

very very important happened to all of

very very important happened to all of us and that was at McDonald’s breakfast

us and that was at McDonald’s breakfast

us and that was at McDonald’s breakfast so McDonald’s that there we wouldn’t be

so McDonald’s that there we wouldn’t be

so McDonald’s that there we wouldn’t be able to eat french fries or ice cream so

able to eat french fries or ice cream so

able to eat french fries or ice cream so we were so frustrated then we noticed

we were so frustrated then we noticed

we were so frustrated then we noticed that there was this whole storm brewing

that there was this whole storm brewing

that there was this whole storm brewing on social media so what we we was we see

on social media so what we we was we see

on social media so what we we was we see that my best friend and I would sit at

that my best friend and I would sit at

that my best friend and I would sit at the back of the classroom and we created

the back of the classroom and we created

the back of the classroom and we created this mean this means old McDonald’s

this mean this means old McDonald’s

this mean this means old McDonald’s y-you know and we wanted to share this

y-you know and we wanted to share this

y-you know and we wanted to share this with our friends how we realized that

with our friends how we realized that

with our friends how we realized that there was no platform in Singapore that

there was no platform in Singapore that

there was no platform in Singapore that would allow us to share this beam

would allow us to share this beam

would allow us to share this beam locally where no foreigners would

locally where no foreigners would

locally where no foreigners would understand and it was highly sort of

understand and it was highly sort of

understand and it was highly sort of trending and it was very very much local

trending and it was very very much local

trending and it was very very much local so we created a page that very day

so we created a page that very day

so we created a page that very day called SK and we shared it and within

called SK and we shared it and within

called SK and we shared it and within the next couple of hours a few hundred

the next couple of hours a few hundred

the next couple of hours a few hundred people came to like the post and we will

people came to like the post and we will

people came to like the post and we will completely hold on this whole addiction

completely hold on this whole addiction

completely hold on this whole addiction of content creation and we were very

of content creation and we were very

of content creation and we were very very fortunate because the very next

very fortunate because the very next

very fortunate because the very next thing that happened was that the

thing that happened was that the

thing that happened was that the government decided to announce in 2013

government decided to announce in 2013

government decided to announce in 2013 that there were six point nine million

that there were six point nine million

that there were six point nine million people living in Singapore by 2030 and

people living in Singapore by 2030 and

people living in Singapore by 2030 and that created another social media so

that created another social media so

that created another social media so people started complaining people for

people started complaining people for

people started complaining people for calves

calves

calves oh don’t vote for the right party at the

oh don’t vote for the right party at the

oh don’t vote for the right party at the next election but we couldn’t be

next election but we couldn’t be

next election but we couldn’t be bothered and we were not that interested

bothered and we were not that interested

bothered and we were not that interested in politics anyways but what we were

in politics anyways but what we were

in politics anyways but what we were more interested in was visualizing house

and this really put us out there and so

and this really put us out there and so if you remember that you think back with

if you remember that you think back with

if you remember that you think back with me sometime in June 2013 again we

me sometime in June 2013 again we

me sometime in June 2013 again we experienced one of the best gifts from

experienced one of the best gifts from

experienced one of the best gifts from our neighbors right so we had the haze

our neighbors right so we had the haze

our neighbors right so we had the haze and the haze was a period because

and the haze was a period because

and the haze was a period because everyone was stuck and there was no more

everyone was stuck and there was no more

everyone was stuck and there was no more school there was no work everyone was

school there was no work everyone was

school there was no work everyone was back home online and everyone was forced

back home online and everyone was forced

back home online and everyone was forced to consume our content is a secret

to consume our content is a secret

to consume our content is a secret project we switch one event blueberries

project we switch one event blueberries

project we switch one event blueberries and if you’re Taurus and you kind of see

the same thing I’m going to go

the same thing I’m going to go the same ones back on his journey to the

the same ones back on his journey to the

the same ones back on his journey to the west’ suicune would have lost his ship

west’ suicune would have lost his ship

west’ suicune would have lost his ship for he travel through the Mia’s region

for he travel through the Mia’s region

for he travel through the Mia’s region and he would lose his for in

and he would lose his for in

and he would lose his for in Singapore so that was a strange period

Singapore so that was a strange period

Singapore so that was a strange period for us but very very fun for our guys at

for us but very very fun for our guys at

for us but very very fun for our guys at asparagus we started creating some of

asparagus we started creating some of

asparagus we started creating some of the spectral content in 2013 and moving

the spectral content in 2013 and moving

the spectral content in 2013 and moving on to 2014 2014 was the year when we had

on to 2014 2014 was the year when we had

on to 2014 2014 was the year when we had the World Cup remember and if you

the World Cup remember and if you

the World Cup remember and if you remember this gentleman called Andy and

remember this gentleman called Andy and

remember this gentleman called Andy and he was was one of our favorite

he was was one of our favorite

he was was one of our favorite characters because he was

and so what does that mean and his

and so what does that mean and his father and this became the butt of jokes

father and this became the butt of jokes

father and this became the butt of jokes all around the world Jimmy Fallon was

all around the world Jimmy Fallon was

all around the world Jimmy Fallon was talking about it on his late-night show

talking about it on his late-night show

talking about it on his late-night show if you remember and what was even more

if you remember and what was even more

if you remember and what was even more brilliant in 2014 was that a condo used

brilliant in 2014 was that a condo used

brilliant in 2014 was that a condo used Anderson as a model and so and he had a

Anderson as a model and so and he had a

Anderson as a model and so and he had a beautiful ending to this story it’s

beautiful ending to this story it’s

beautiful ending to this story it’s about the pets all the money on Germany

about the pets all the money on Germany

about the pets all the money on Germany wins the World Cup but it’s a lot of

wins the World Cup but it’s a lot of

wins the World Cup but it’s a lot of money and wise economy so we move on to

money and wise economy so we move on to

money and wise economy so we move on to 2050 where you know why this time we

2050 where you know why this time we

2050 where you know why this time we were creating memes for the last two

were creating memes for the last two

were creating memes for the last two years part time and we started 2015 by

years part time and we started 2015 by

years part time and we started 2015 by deciding that we want to do this for the

deciding that we want to do this for the

deciding that we want to do this for the rest of our lives or at least for as

rest of our lives or at least for as

rest of our lives or at least for as long as we can so we dropped everything

long as we can so we dropped everything

long as we can so we dropped everything that we had and we went full-time and

that we had and we went full-time and

that we had and we went full-time and the first thing that happened in 2015

the first thing that happened in 2015

the first thing that happened in 2015 was our founding father passed away and

was our founding father passed away and

was our founding father passed away and this was an awkward moment for us

this was an awkward moment for us

this was an awkward moment for us because we felt that it would be

because we felt that it would be

because we felt that it would be completely insensitive to be joking

completely insensitive to be joking

completely insensitive to be joking during this period of mourning

during this period of mourning

during this period of mourning so we declared the to meet blackout

so we declared the to meet blackout

so we declared the to meet blackout where we were not launched a single post

where we were not launched a single post

where we were not launched a single post not a single joke and we will completely

not a single joke and we will completely

not a single joke and we will completely stun what would we do for two weeks what

stun what would we do for two weeks what

stun what would we do for two weeks what would we talk about and what would our

would we talk about and what would our

would we talk about and what would our audience view so what was amazing is

audience view so what was amazing is

audience view so what was amazing is that in these two weeks as people who

that in these two weeks as people who

that in these two weeks as people who were sort of commemorating his life and

were sort of commemorating his life and

were sort of commemorating his life and what he had done for the country we

what he had done for the country we

what he had done for the country we started to receive a lot of stories from

started to receive a lot of stories from

started to receive a lot of stories from our inbox stories of kindness acts of

our inbox stories of kindness acts of

our inbox stories of kindness acts of sort of kindness as people queuing up

sort of kindness as people queuing up

sort of kindness as people queuing up remember as you’re queuing up the

remember as you’re queuing up the

remember as you’re queuing up the elderly the sick the fragile the free oh

elderly the sick the fragile the free oh

elderly the sick the fragile the free oh they were all given free water free

they were all given free water free

they were all given free water free seeds free food as they could

seeds free food as they could

seeds free food as they could and we started to share these stories on

and we started to share these stories on

and we started to share these stories on our platform through means and for the

our platform through means and for the

our platform through means and for the first time we were not talking about

first time we were not talking about

first time we were not talking about anything funny we’re talking about acts

anything funny we’re talking about acts

anything funny we’re talking about acts of kindness and our performance was at

of kindness and our performance was at

of kindness and our performance was at an all-time high some of the best

an all-time high some of the best

an all-time high some of the best performing content

performing content

performing content and that was when we realized we had

and that was when we realized we had

and that was when we realized we had become more than just jokes more than

become more than just jokes more than

become more than just jokes more than just laughter our mission back then was

just laughter our mission back then was

just laughter our mission back then was to bring your daily dose of Singaporean

to bring your daily dose of Singaporean

to bring your daily dose of Singaporean humor but in 2015 we realized that

humor but in 2015 we realized that

humor but in 2015 we realized that because so much more than that

because so much more than that

because so much more than that so we hosted the C games in June that

so we hosted the C games in June that

so we hosted the C games in June that year and if you remember there were two

year and if you remember there were two

year and if you remember there were two to be no athletes came for the diving

to be no athletes came for the diving

to be no athletes came for the diving event they went on the platform and then

event they went on the platform and then

event they went on the platform and then they jumped off and then it flat on

they jumped off and then it flat on

they jumped off and then it flat on their back splashed into the water came

their back splashed into the water came

their back splashed into the water came out to each other – like a boss and it

out to each other – like a boss and it

out to each other – like a boss and it was even more amazing when we launched

was even more amazing when we launched

was even more amazing when we launched that video went viral is that two

that video went viral is that two

that video went viral is that two athletes came to our page and they left

athletes came to our page and they left

athletes came to our page and they left the comment and that actually started an

the comment and that actually started an

the comment and that actually started an international sort of intonation debate

international sort of intonation debate

international sort of intonation debate you know all the Filipinos came in

you know all the Filipinos came in

you know all the Filipinos came in through through as gag and started

through through as gag and started

through through as gag and started commenting and debating with our

commenting and debating with our

commenting and debating with our Singaporean fans and that led to sort of

Singaporean fans and that led to sort of

Singaporean fans and that led to sort of a strange intonation debate on our page

a strange intonation debate on our page

a strange intonation debate on our page which was very very fun for us and at

which was very very fun for us and at

which was very very fun for us and at the end of the year we end the year on a

the end of the year we end the year on a

the end of the year we end the year on a somber note again when the students got

somber note again when the students got

somber note again when the students got into the accident indicated really again

into the accident indicated really again

into the accident indicated really again what a tumour sort of stopped the jokes

what a tumour sort of stopped the jokes

what a tumour sort of stopped the jokes and because it was a really sort of

and because it was a really sort of

and because it was a really sort of tragedy and and we wanted to represent

tragedy and and we wanted to represent

tragedy and and we wanted to represent Singaporeans on the other side to thank

Singaporeans on the other side to thank

Singaporeans on the other side to thank the mountain guides will coin all the

the mountain guides will coin all the

the mountain guides will coin all the way up the mountain to carry some of our

way up the mountain to carry some of our

way up the mountain to carry some of our injured students back to home on their

injured students back to home on their

injured students back to home on their backs and on behalf of Singaporeans we

backs and on behalf of Singaporeans we

backs and on behalf of Singaporeans we wanted to say thank you

wanted to say thank you

wanted to say thank you so sue Minter straight into 2016 2016

so sue Minter straight into 2016 2016

so sue Minter straight into 2016 2016 saw the evolution the greatest country

interesting because we launched this I

interesting because we launched this I think at 9 p.m. that evening we woke up

think at 9 p.m. that evening we woke up

think at 9 p.m. that evening we woke up the next morning we looked at the

the next morning we looked at the

the next morning we looked at the analytics this piece was seen by 60

analytics this piece was seen by 60

analytics this piece was seen by 60 million people all around me so 2016 was

million people all around me so 2016 was

million people all around me so 2016 was all about paranoid and straight into

all about paranoid and straight into

all about paranoid and straight into 2017 2017 was the year that we started

2017 2017 was the year that we started

2017 2017 was the year that we started doing a lot of videos if you come to a

doing a lot of videos if you come to a

doing a lot of videos if you come to a skank if you follow us down you see a

skank if you follow us down you see a

skank if you follow us down you see a lot of videos and we started investing a

lot of videos and we started investing a

lot of videos and we started investing a lot of our time entertaining you guys

lot of our time entertaining you guys

lot of our time entertaining you guys want short-form videos that you can

want short-form videos that you can

want short-form videos that you can watch in your mobile and then toilet on

watch in your mobile and then toilet on

watch in your mobile and then toilet on a train

a train

a train anyway and more importantly we started

anyway and more importantly we started

anyway and more importantly we started to take the whole idea of videos across

to take the whole idea of videos across

to take the whole idea of videos across the border because we were reaching

the border because we were reaching

the border because we were reaching about 5-minute information and a lot of

about 5-minute information and a lot of

about 5-minute information and a lot of them started writing into us to say hey

them started writing into us to say hey

them started writing into us to say hey why don’t you love us we started videos

why don’t you love us we started videos

why don’t you love us we started videos as well and you might have seen some of

as well and you might have seen some of

as well and you might have seen some of this but saying thoughts comes when

this but saying thoughts comes when

this but saying thoughts comes when relations come to Singapore what do they

relations come to Singapore what do they

relations come to Singapore what do they do you know when you lose your mom stop

do you know when you lose your mom stop

do you know when you lose your mom stop away with what what happens today and we

away with what what happens today and we

away with what what happens today and we started creating a lot of content from

started creating a lot of content from

started creating a lot of content from the Malaysian audience in bahasa so we

the Malaysian audience in bahasa so we

the Malaysian audience in bahasa so we started this at the back of a classroom

started this at the back of a classroom

started this at the back of a classroom in 2012 and we went full-time in 2015

in 2012 and we went full-time in 2015

in 2012 and we went full-time in 2015 today we do over 10 million people every

today we do over 10 million people every

today we do over 10 million people every single week across many platforms run by

single week across many platforms run by

single week across many platforms run by a team of 30 people and we distribute

a team of 30 people and we distribute

a team of 30 people and we distribute content in Singapore through these

content in Singapore through these

content in Singapore through these platforms across seven channels we

platforms across seven channels we

platforms across seven channels we launch about five to ten pieces every

launch about five to ten pieces every

launch about five to ten pieces every single day 365 days a year

single day 365 days a year

single day 365 days a year on Malaysia we in Malaysia we launch

on Malaysia we in Malaysia we launch

on Malaysia we in Malaysia we launch content through these four platforms

content through these four platforms

content through these four platforms about 3 to 5 times every single day and

about 3 to 5 times every single day and

about 3 to 5 times every single day and our mission is really to make your day a

our mission is really to make your day a

our mission is really to make your day a better one when you come in at the end

better one when you come in at the end

better one when you come in at the end of a long school day coming to any of

of a long school day coming to any of

of a long school day coming to any of our platforms

our platforms

our platforms watch it and we create all of this

watch it and we create all of this

watch it and we create all of this content to entertain and to engage you

content to entertain and to engage you

content to entertain and to engage you guys and so that’s been a mission that

guys and so that’s been a mission that

guys and so that’s been a mission that within our pond and it’s been an amazing

within our pond and it’s been an amazing

within our pond and it’s been an amazing journey and like to share with you three

journey and like to share with you three

journey and like to share with you three lessons that I’ve learned in my journey

lessons that I’ve learned in my journey

lessons that I’ve learned in my journey on building this company so the first

on building this company so the first

on building this company so the first thing that I want to share with you is

thing that I want to share with you is

thing that I want to share with you is the importance of painfully so play is

the importance of painfully so play is

the importance of painfully so play is very important to me and I’d love to

very important to me and I’d love to

very important to me and I’d love to play it ever since I was a kid I spent a

play it ever since I was a kid I spent a

play it ever since I was a kid I spent a lot of time outdoors playing sports I

lot of time outdoors playing sports I

lot of time outdoors playing sports I spent a lot of time indoors playing

spent a lot of time indoors playing

spent a lot of time indoors playing computer games or console games and I’d

computer games or console games and I’d

computer games or console games and I’d love to play even you know even as I

love to play even you know even as I

love to play even you know even as I went into young adulthood

went into young adulthood

went into young adulthood I found myself still playing even though

I found myself still playing even though

I found myself still playing even though when I had a kid I was still playing and

when I had a kid I was still playing and

when I had a kid I was still playing and I realized that I would never stop

I realized that I would never stop

I realized that I would never stop playing plays such a big part of me and

playing plays such a big part of me and

playing plays such a big part of me and so when I built this company one of the

so when I built this company one of the

so when I built this company one of the key things I thought about was Barcelona

key things I thought about was Barcelona

key things I thought about was Barcelona Barcelona is a group of 11 men coming

Barcelona is a group of 11 men coming

Barcelona is a group of 11 men coming together to play football and because

together to play football and because

together to play football and because they play so well together they form

they play so well together they form

they play so well together they form this synergy as a team and the way that

this synergy as a team and the way that

this synergy as a team and the way that they play is just beautiful it’s

they play is just beautiful it’s

they play is just beautiful it’s absolutely captivating and because the

absolutely captivating and because the

absolutely captivating and because the way that they play is so captivating

way that they play is so captivating

way that they play is so captivating millions of people around the world both

millions of people around the world both

millions of people around the world both automatically and I and I thought about

automatically and I and I thought about

automatically and I and I thought about that for a moment and I said look we

that for a moment and I said look we

that for a moment and I said look we kind of take this whole element of

kind of take this whole element of

kind of take this whole element of playing into our company culture and do

playing into our company culture and do

playing into our company culture and do that everything so as you come to my

that everything so as you come to my

that everything so as you come to my company right now you will see any group

company right now you will see any group

company right now you will see any group of people different groups of people

of people different groups of people

of people different groups of people playing football playing air hockey

playing football playing air hockey

playing football playing air hockey playing card games playing ping pong

playing card games playing ping pong

playing card games playing ping pong playing everything they can get their

playing everything they can get their

playing everything they can get their hands on and we play every single day

hands on and we play every single day

hands on and we play every single day and we take time every six months to go

and we take time every six months to go

and we take time every six months to go overseas to do all sorts of stuff dinner

overseas to do all sorts of stuff dinner

overseas to do all sorts of stuff dinner so this massage doing so a jungle ATV

so this massage doing so a jungle ATV

so this massage doing so a jungle ATV trails this was us doing paintball and I

trails this was us doing paintball and I

trails this was us doing paintball and I truly truly believe that women who put

truly truly believe that women who put

truly truly believe that women who put people come together we play

people come together we play

people come together we play intentionally and play frequently that’s

intentionally and play frequently that’s

intentionally and play frequently that’s when the magic magically effect of

when the magic magically effect of

when the magic magically effect of building bonds moving its energy and

building bonds moving its energy and

building bonds moving its energy and then soon enough it brings millions of

then soon enough it brings millions of

then soon enough it brings millions of people together and that’s why I believe

people together and that’s why I believe

people together and that’s why I believe all content is successful because we

all content is successful because we

all content is successful because we play the second thing I want to talk

play the second thing I want to talk

play the second thing I want to talk about is that great Islam

about is that great Islam

about is that great Islam so I was not the best student in school

so I was not the best student in school

so I was not the best student in school and I did work very hard and I realized

and I did work very hard and I realized

and I did work very hard and I realized at some point in university early on in

at some point in university early on in

at some point in university early on in university that I was never going to be

university that I was never going to be

university that I was never going to be the top student or maybe top three even

the top student or maybe top three even

the top student or maybe top three even and all the extra hours that I spent

and all the extra hours that I spent

and all the extra hours that I spent trying to work in just maybe three more

trying to work in just maybe three more

trying to work in just maybe three more PowerPoint slides or five more notes it

PowerPoint slides or five more notes it

PowerPoint slides or five more notes it was not gonna add up to imaginal any any

was not gonna add up to imaginal any any

was not gonna add up to imaginal any any additional value instead I started

additional value instead I started

additional value instead I started thinking about how I could spend my time

thinking about how I could spend my time

thinking about how I could spend my time meaningfully to learn and learning to me

meaningfully to learn and learning to me

meaningfully to learn and learning to me comes in the form of experiences one of

comes in the form of experiences one of

comes in the form of experiences one of my first jobs in university was to

my first jobs in university was to

my first jobs in university was to become a real estate salesperson at the

become a real estate salesperson at the

become a real estate salesperson at the age of 21 and that has become one of the

age of 21 and that has become one of the

age of 21 and that has become one of the most pivotal things and the hardest

most pivotal things and the hardest

most pivotal things and the hardest lessons in the best lessons I’ve learned

lessons in the best lessons I’ve learned

lessons in the best lessons I’ve learned is because I got out of the classroom

is because I got out of the classroom

is because I got out of the classroom and I decided to learn instead of just

and I decided to learn instead of just

and I decided to learn instead of just focusing on my grades and I took that

focusing on my grades and I took that

focusing on my grades and I took that again to to my company when I hire

again to to my company when I hire

again to to my company when I hire people when I had to hire my first three

people when I had to hire my first three

people when I had to hire my first three people five people ten people number 30

people five people ten people number 30

people five people ten people number 30 strong every single individual in my

strong every single individual in my

strong every single individual in my team I did not hire them because they

team I did not hire them because they

team I did not hire them because they had good grades or fantastic see me in

had good grades or fantastic see me in

had good grades or fantastic see me in fact I think more than half of them have

fact I think more than half of them have

fact I think more than half of them have never even seen their senior instead I

never even seen their senior instead I

never even seen their senior instead I asked and tell me a story tell me

asked and tell me a story tell me

asked and tell me a story tell me something interesting that about you

something interesting that about you

something interesting that about you tell me a skill that you have that

tell me a skill that you have that

tell me a skill that you have that nobody has tell me a story and some of

nobody has tell me a story and some of

nobody has tell me a story and some of the best people I work with did not

the best people I work with did not

the best people I work with did not complete PSOE

complete PSOE

complete PSOE they dropped out of private school never

they dropped out of private school never

they dropped out of private school never made it through private school some of

made it through private school some of

made it through private school some of them never finished secondary school

them never finished secondary school

them never finished secondary school some of them one of them one of my best

some of them one of them one of my best

some of them one of them one of my best content creators used to work as a TV

content creators used to work as a TV

content creators used to work as a TV salesman in a small town in Malaysia

salesman in a small town in Malaysia

salesman in a small town in Malaysia teaching people how to use the different

teaching people how to use the different

teaching people how to use the different functions of the TV and today he creates

functions of the TV and today he creates

functions of the TV and today he creates content that’s constantly seen by

content that’s constantly seen by

content that’s constantly seen by millions all because I looked at him

millions all because I looked at him

millions all because I looked at him thought that is great but by what he

thought that is great but by what he

thought that is great but by what he could bring and what stories he could

could bring and what stories he could

could bring and what stories he could tell and how told them

tell and how told them

tell and how told them and I think that that’s something really

and I think that that’s something really

and I think that that’s something really really important for young people to

really important for young people to

really important for young people to really consider not just looking at your

really consider not just looking at your

really consider not just looking at your grades but really spending time learning

grades but really spending time learning

grades but really spending time learning learning things that you want to learn

learning things that you want to learn

learning things that you want to learn and the third thing I’d like to share a

and the third thing I’d like to share a

and the third thing I’d like to share a few is this term called achieving

few is this term called achieving

few is this term called achieving failure so this term is coined by a man

failure so this term is coined by a man

failure so this term is coined by a man named Aaron Ruiz every breeze is the

named Aaron Ruiz every breeze is the

named Aaron Ruiz every breeze is the author of a book called in his data and

author of a book called in his data and

author of a book called in his data and in Asia especially we we hate the word

in Asia especially we we hate the word

in Asia especially we we hate the word failure right failure something we try

failure right failure something we try

failure right failure something we try to avoid at all costs at all stages of

to avoid at all costs at all stages of

to avoid at all costs at all stages of our lives but at some point I realized

our lives but at some point I realized

our lives but at some point I realized that failures is not a matter of whether

that failures is not a matter of whether

that failures is not a matter of whether it will happen but it’s a matter of when

it will happen but it’s a matter of when

it will happen but it’s a matter of when they will happen because it will happen

they will happen because it will happen

they will happen because it will happen and I feel tremendously and different

and I feel tremendously and different

and I feel tremendously and different points in my life I failed exams I had

points in my life I failed exams I had

points in my life I failed exams I had failed relationships I have failed

failed relationships I have failed

failed relationships I have failed businesses and one of the biggest

businesses and one of the biggest

businesses and one of the biggest failures of my life was when I was 26

failures of my life was when I was 26

failures of my life was when I was 26 years old I went out of fashion of

years old I went out of fashion of

years old I went out of fashion of university I went out into the venture

university I went out into the venture

university I went out into the venture marketing venture finance market and I

marketing venture finance market and I

marketing venture finance market and I had an idea I raised some venture money

had an idea I raised some venture money

had an idea I raised some venture money and I had this business plan that I

and I had this business plan that I

and I had this business plan that I wanted to execute I was extremely

wanted to execute I was extremely

wanted to execute I was extremely optimistic I went out there I pushed for

optimistic I went out there I pushed for

optimistic I went out there I pushed for about a year and completely fell face

about a year and completely fell face

about a year and completely fell face fell and I was completely smashed I was

fell and I was completely smashed I was

fell and I was completely smashed I was devastated I was I was just hit so hard

devastated I was I was just hit so hard

devastated I was I was just hit so hard but I look back today

but I look back today

but I look back today and I realized that that 12 months that

and I realized that that 12 months that

and I realized that that 12 months that I spent the suing my first business gave

I spent the suing my first business gave

I spent the suing my first business gave me some of the best lessons I would

me some of the best lessons I would

me some of the best lessons I would never learn in the classroom or your

never learn in the classroom or your

never learn in the classroom or your textbook it gave me lessons and

textbook it gave me lessons and

textbook it gave me lessons and motivates me every single day till today

motivates me every single day till today

motivates me every single day till today of things that I shouldn’t do or things

of things that I shouldn’t do or things

of things that I shouldn’t do or things that I should do more and I think

that I should do more and I think

that I should do more and I think there’s nowhere nowhere else better to

there’s nowhere nowhere else better to

there’s nowhere nowhere else better to learn these lessons than by achieving

learn these lessons than by achieving

learn these lessons than by achieving failure so I wanna reference this quote

failure so I wanna reference this quote

failure so I wanna reference this quote from one of the greatest basketball

from one of the greatest basketball

from one of the greatest basketball players of all time Michael Jordan

players of all time Michael Jordan

players of all time Michael Jordan calling the goal so Jordan miss over

calling the goal so Jordan miss over

calling the goal so Jordan miss over 9000 shots in his career he’s lost 300

9000 shots in his career he’s lost 300

9000 shots in his career he’s lost 300 games 26 times and Trust

games 26 times and Trust

games 26 times and Trust to take the game-winning shot and missed

to take the game-winning shot and missed

to take the game-winning shot and missed he fell over and over and over again in

he fell over and over and over again in

he fell over and over and over again in his life and that is why it’s so with

his life and that is why it’s so with

his life and that is why it’s so with that I want to encourage all of you

that I want to encourage all of you

that I want to encourage all of you spend time to play it don’t be afraid to

spend time to play it don’t be afraid to

spend time to play it don’t be afraid to play focus on learning get off the

play focus on learning get off the

play focus on learning get off the classroom learn things that will leave

classroom learn things that will leave

classroom learn things that will leave long-term value in your life and don’t

long-term value in your life and don’t

long-term value in your life and don’t be afraid to feel a chief thank you very

be afraid to feel a chief thank you very

be afraid to feel a chief thank you very much

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