年轻创业者的黄金时代
<p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entrepreneur">entrepreneur</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consulting">consulting</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="employee">employee</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> 28, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="mortgage">mortgage</span>, <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lastminute">lastminute</span>.<span word="com">com</span>.</p><p>我的创业之路始于从一份咨询工作被解雇，然后与我作为第二位员工加入的初创公司闹得有点不愉快。那时我28岁，没有抵押贷款，没有妻儿，没什么可失去的。我能承担风险，创立自己的公司。我告诉自己，想做就做。结果就有了<span word="lastminute">lastminute</span>.<span word="com">com</span>。</p><p><span word="Looking">Looking</span> <span word="back">back</span>, 28 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entrepreneurial">entrepreneurial</span> <span word="career">career</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pitched">pitched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> 14-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="olds">olds</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="start">start</span>-<span word="ups">ups</span>.</p><p>回头看，28岁对于踏上创业生涯来说已不是一个年轻的岁数。上月，两名14岁的小朋友向我推销一个商业创意；之前一周，我在母校发起了一场关于教育科技初创企业创意的竞赛。</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span>: <span word="any">any</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="background">background</span>. <span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="thinkers">thinkers</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="inclined">inclined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="constraints">constraints</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="splash">splash</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="naive">naive</span> <span word="optimism">optimism</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="essential">essential</span>, <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entrepreneur">entrepreneur</span>.</p>
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