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  • I was frustrated, I think, working in a large organization.

    我覺得在大規模的組織底下工作,讓我感到挫敗。

  • I wanted to be able to make a bigger impact.

    我想要更有影響力。

  • We've all thought about it: Quit the 9-to-5, start a company, become the next Jeff Bezos.

    我們都曾想過:辭掉朝九晚五的工作、開公司、成為下一個 Jeff Bezos (Amazon 創辦人)。

  • Only, it's easier said than done.

    只是說得比做得容易。

  • Estimates suggest anywhere from 50 to 90 percent of start-ups fail with the first few years.

    據統計,50% 到 90% 的新創公司在起步的五年內就會宣告失敗。

  • So just what is it that takes someone from an employee to an entrepreneur?

    所以,從員工躍身企業家,這之間到底需要具備什麼?

  • I'm here in Singapore with three former employees, who gave up their day jobs to join start-up generator, Antler.

    我在新加坡與三位放棄工作,並投身新創公司生產器 Antler 的前員工進行談話。

  • I wanted to find out what led them to take the leap.

    我想知道是什麼原因讓他們願意涉險。

  • I, personally, was working in the fashion industry for a long time, and noticed that there was a problem that needed to be solved.

    我個人以前從事時裝業很長一段時間,我注意到有個問題必須解決。

  • The fashion industry wasn't being inclusive enough and didn't cater to plus-sized women.

    時裝界的涵蓋度不夠廣,無法滿足加大尺碼的女性。

  • And so I felt like I could enter entrepreneurship by solving a real problem for real women.

    我覺得自己可以自立自強,為現實生活中的女性解決真實的困擾。

  • I was a management consultant before.

    我之前是管理顧問。

  • But I felt the lack of being able to create and see something grow.

    但我覺得以前無法發揮所長,也看不見事情的成長。

  • I would say I've always wanted to be an entrepreneur.

    我覺得自己一直都想成為企業家。

  • My dad is an entrepreneur and I've seen him pursue his dream as I grew up.

    我爸就是企業家,我從小看著他追求自己的夢想。

  • I did an MBA last year at INSEAD and, really, I think the turning point was when I was in Israel and someone told me the only way to fail is to stop trying.

    我去年在歐洲工商管理學院取得工商管理碩士 (MBA),我想轉折點就是當我在以色列時,有人告訴我「唯一的失敗就是停止嘗試」。

  • And, that moment, I knew I was ready.

    當下我就明白:我準備好了!

  • I started a company called Vaniday, which is a beauty marketplace.

    我成立一家叫 Vaniday 的公司,是家美容商場。

  • And that gave me a lot of confidence to start something on my own.

    而這給了我許多創業的信心。

  • I had experience working at a large department store, doing womenswear buying.

    我曾在大型百貨公司工作過,也就是採買女裝。

  • But it means your role is very siloed, and so the impact you can make is very limited.

    但這意味著你是獨立作業,所以影響力有限。

  • That was one of the big reasons why I left a corporate job.

    這便是我離開公司工作的最大原因之一。

  • So, they had the dream.

    因此,他們懷抱夢想。

  • But what made them stand out to Antler, whose program helps aspiring entrepreneurs start new businesses?

    但究竟為何他們選擇 Antler?這家幫助懷有雄心大志之企業家的公司呢?

  • So we're looking for three things in an entrepreneur at Antler.

    我們在 Antler 旗下的企業家身上,尋求三個要素。

  • The number one thing is the spike, so something that you are really great at.

    第一,特長,即精通某事的能力。

  • It could be a personality trait or it could be something that you're passionate about.

    這可能是個性特質,或是你熱愛的事物。

  • We also look for that inner drive, the inner engine, so basically meaning to be a self-starter.

    我們也尋求那內驅力,也就是積極主動的人。

  • The third thing is, we look for tenacity.

    第三,就是尋求不屈不撓的精神。

  • Tenacity's really this thing about never giving up, perseverance, you're in this to succeed.

    不屈不撓就是永不放棄、堅持不懈。你全心投入只為成功。

  • And a lot of great start-ups they fail because people actually gave up, but not because they didn't have a great idea and a great team.

    很多優秀的新創公司都是因為放棄才會失敗,而並非沒有好點子或是好團隊。

  • Definitely solve a real problem.

    一定要解決真正的問題。

  • Make sure that it's something that customers need and are willing to pay for.

    搞清楚顧客的需求,並確認他們願意為此掏腰包。

  • The most important is really the support system around you.

    最重要的是你身邊得到的支持。

  • So please, please do talk to your loved ones, your friends, extensively.

    所以拜託一定要盡量和你愛的人,以及家人談談。

  • Don't start something on your own.

    不要自己埋頭苦幹。

  • Work with other co-founders so you can balance out skill sets, and the ups and downs of the early days, which are very frequent.

    找個合作夥伴,如此一來能各司其職。一開始的起起伏伏很常發生。

  • It's also a lot of instability to be an entrepreneur, financially and personally, so be prepared and do everything you can to succeed.

    成為企業家後,在經濟與個人生活上,一定有很多不穩定的因素,因此,做好準備吧!為了成功在所不惜。

I was frustrated, I think, working in a large organization.

我覺得在大規模的組織底下工作,讓我感到挫敗。

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