what if' at aiesec youth speak forum, baroda
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WHAT IF? Youth speak forum
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BACKGROUND ABOUT MYSELF
• Production Engineer, but hardly one
• Worked most random of jobs –
• managed rock bands in college, • censor certification for EMI Music, • nightlife website listing for Indivibe.com, • server in US
• Passion over logic; heart over head
• Pearl Jam fanatic
• Worked a total of 5 months in ‘9 to 5’ job
TWO ‘WHAT IF?’ LIFE CHANGING SCENARIOS!
• Studied Music Business at UCLA, came back in June, 2011
• Burning desire to do something of my own
• Broke. Couldn’t really take money from folks at that age
• Had an idea, decided to take the leap of faith
• After 6 months of looking around, found seed investors willing to invest
• Started well, failed in the end
• Toss between Airbnb / Uber – two dream companies!
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REFUSING A JOB OFFER
• Least interested to pursue MBA after his undergrad in commerce
• Sat at home for 6 months, and one fine day decided he wants to be a pilot
• Only Indian Airlines and Jet Airways were operational then, and there were no jobs
• Oh wait, he was a commerce student and you need a science background to be a pilot
• Air Deccan launched in Oct, 06, and he got his CPL in Dec, 06. Had a job as soon as he completed his training
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STORY OF A CAPTAIN
CORPORATE JOB TRAVEL BE DIFFERENT
WHAT IF?
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• Academics don’t matter • Your grades don’t matter • Your nationality/religion/culture doesn’t matter • Everyone has access to information • You create your own luck • BE PASSIONATE!
