This document discusses whether entrepreneurship should be considered a career or a lifestyle. It argues that entrepreneurship can be both a career and have implications for one's lifestyle. The document outlines several potential career paths for entrepreneurs, including serial entrepreneurship, working as an intrapreneur for large companies, becoming an investor, teacher, bureaucrat, and moving between these roles. It provides general career advice for entrepreneurs, such as pursuing their passions, seeking failure to learn, finding great people, and delivering results.

1. YOUR CAREER IN
A CONVERSATION @ STARTUP JOBS ASIA CAREER FAIR
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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2. PROLOGUE
Why this talk?

3. "Is Entrepreneurship a career or a
lifestyle?" - Startup Club Singapore
Facebook Group
Begin heated debate….

4. en·tre·pre·neur [ahn-
truh-pruh-nur]
someone who manages
the process of
commercializing
inventions or ideas, often
involving high risk/return

5. ca·reer [kuh-reer]
an occupation or
profession, especially one
requiring special training,
followed as one's lifework

6. ca·reer [kuh-reer]
an occupation or
profession, especially one
requiring special training,
followed as one's lifework

7. ca·reer [kuh-reer]
an occupation or
profession, especially one
requiring special training,
followed as one's lifework

8. ca·reer [kuh-reer]
an occupation or
profession, especially one
requiring special training,
followed as one's lifework

9. life·style [lahyf-stahyl]
the habits, attitudes,
tastes, moral standards,
economic level, etc., that
together constitute the
mode of living of an
individual or group.

10. My take on the Start-Up Club
debate…

11. Entrepreneurship can be a career that
has implications for your lifestyle

12. Entrepreneurship has been my career
that has had implications on my
lifestyle

13. PART ONE
The Entrepreneur's Career Paths

14. Entrepreneur

15. Entrepreneur
Serial
Entrepreneur

16. Entrepreneur
Serial
Entrepreneur
Many entrepreneurs start several
businesses throughout their careers

17. Entrepreneur
Serial
Entrepreneur
1426
# OF
BILLIONAIRES

18. Entrepreneur
Serial
Entrepreneur
1426
# OF
BILLIONAIRES
960
# WHO WERE
SELF-MADE

19. Entrepreneur
Serial
Entrepreneur
1426
# OF
BILLIONAIRES
960
# WHO WERE
SELF-MADE
87%
% THAT WERE
SERIAL

20. Entrepreneur
Serial
Entrepreneur
Intrapreneur

21. Entrepreneur
Serial
Entrepreneur
Intrapreneur
many entrepreneurs can easily make the
jump to the big corporate context

22. Entrepreneur
Serial
Entrepreneur
Intrapreneur
if they don’t get hung up on stupid labels

23. Entrepreneur
Serial
Entrepreneur
Intrapreneur
like big companies are prisons

24. Entrepreneur
Serial
Entrepreneur
Intrapreneur
Investor

25. Entrepreneur
Serial
Entrepreneur
Intrapreneur
Investor
entrepreneurs with practical experience make
great private equity analysts & fund managers

26. Entrepreneur
Serial
Entrepreneur
Intrapreneur
Investor
Teacher

27. Entrepreneur
Serial
Entrepreneur
Intrapreneur
Investor
Teacher
entrepreneurs owe it to society to give back to
the next generation

28. Entrepreneur
Serial
Entrepreneur
Intrapreneur
Investor
Teacher
and have practical experience that students just
eat up!

29. Entrepreneur
Serial
Entrepreneur
Intrapreneur
Investor
Teacher
Bureaucrat

30. Entrepreneur
Serial
Entrepreneur
Intrapreneur
Investor
Teacher
Bureaucrat
driving National Development Policy is the ultimate
calling IMHO

31. Entrepreneur
Serial
Entrepreneur
Intrapreneur
Investor
Teacher
Bureaucrat
and a place where Entrepreneurs can really make a
sustainable difference

32. Entrepreneur
Serial
Entrepreneur
Intrapreneur
InvestorTeacher
Bureaucrat

33. Entrepreneur
Serial
Entrepreneur
Intrapreneur
InvestorTeacher
Bureaucrat
ultimately entrepreneurs can move freely from one to
another over the course of their careers

34. PART TWO
general career advice from one entrepreneur to
another

35. RULE 1
DO IT WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG

36. RULE 2
LEARN RUTHLESSLY & BROADLY

37. RULE 3
DO WHAT YOU LOVE & LOVE WHAT YOU DO

38. RULE 4
SEEK FAILURE

39. RULE 5
FIND GREAT PEOPLE & BE VALUABLE TO THEM

40. RULE 6
DELIVER

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