Future Gen PTE Ltd. (http://futuregen.sg) Technopreneur Wilson Chua shared his journey, experience, and lessons learned transitioning from hobbyist to early technopreneur in Dagupan, Pangasinan and now in Singapore too. This is the third webinar organized under the DigitalFilipino Start-Up 100 Project that aims to mentor, encourage, give advice to aspiring technopreneurs. More information about the project can be found at http://www.e-commercephilippines.com

1. From Hobbyist to
Technopreneur
Wilson L. Chua
www.futuregen.sg

2. Agenda
1 Lessons Learned with Historical Perspectives
Lessons from current businesses – S Curves
2
3 Lessons for Startups
4 Singapore Base of Operations
5 Call to Action

3. From Hobby to Business
1979 1982 1983 1985 1986 1989 1990

4. From Hobby to Business
1993 1994

6. Historical Perspective
1998-2004 2005

7. Historical Perspective
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

8. The Next Wave

9. Lessons from Current Businesses:
The S Curves and the Constant
Virtual
Work
Communica/ons
Computers
www.futuregen.sg

10. Lessons for Startups
• “Entrepreneurship is the pursuit of
opportunity without regard to resources
currently controlled”- HBS Howard Stevenson
• What to watch out for in running a start
up?
– Benefits
– Risks

11. Top 5 Benefits I enjoy from running
Own Business
• Control your time.
• Choose your team.
• Help people.
• Build ‘new stuff’
• Change the world
(one PC device at a time  )

12. Downside Risk
• Stigma of Failure (??)
• Run out of capital/funds
• Business ends up owning you.
• Opportunity costs.

13. Singapore Base of Ops
Business
Legal
Friendly
FTA
and
IP
Taxes,
Grants,
Regula/ons
Peace
and
Knowledge
Order
Hub
www.futuregen.sg

14. How to start?
Do what you
Execute love and you
Form your
Team on your Pitch. will never
have to work
vision. a day in your
life.

15. Recommended Resources:

16. Wilson L. Chua
wilson@futuregen.sg
THANK YOU!
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