Interviews with international Entrepreneurs and CEOs in Silicon Valley about how to make it here. Tips and lessons learned from top executives: Indians, French, Israelis, Chinese, etc. on how to succeed and what ingredients are necessary for you to make it as well. "have the passion to follow your dream", "accomplish the impossible", "take a chance, be daring" these are some of the comments they gave. http://www.professional-business-communications.com

1. Angelika Blendstrup, Ph.D.
Angelika Blendstrup & Associates

2. ~ 1/3 of Americans who won Nobel prizes in
physics in past ten years were born abroad.
~ 40% of science/engineering PhDs working in
America are immigrants.
~ 1/3 of SiliconValley companies were started
by Indians and Chinese.

3. 6 American leaders
participated
30 foreign-born
professionals14 month project
They Made It!

4. User analysis,
12/06
"It’s the process that is enjoyable,
It’s the journey, not the destination.”
Wu Fu Chen

5. User analysis,
12/06
“You have to have passion to follow
your dreams, you have to bet on an
entrepreneur, who has the enthusiasm
and the guts and the get-go who wants
to do it.”
Henry Wong

6. “The biggest thing is - you have to have
the passion to follow your dream and
you have to have the determination
to convert that into something tangible.”
Raj Singh

7. “I feel successful when I am accomplishing
things I once thought impossible, which I
had set as a lofty, distant objective.”
Eric Benhamou

8. “Anyone can aspire to be a business
leader - to motivate both by example and
by encouraging, supporting and re-
warding those who work for you.
Respect others and they will respect you.
Khaled Olayan

9. 1Authenticity
2 Passion
3Vision
4Collaboration
5 Respect for Others

10. 1 Move consciously
2 Test themselves
3Readapt to new scenarios
4Build on own beliefs and values

11. 2. Strive for Excellence
3.Take a chance
4. Be daring
8. Be innovative
9. Be passionate
11. Give back
1. Stand out from
the crowd
12. Have fun
6. Be Aware
7. Be a leader
10. Build a network
5. Keep at it-push
yourself

13. 1 Unique qualifications
2Work hard
3 Relentless focus

15. 1 Inventory your skills
2Surround yourself with great people
3 Stay on top of your game

16. Your Ideas?

17. 1 Recover from failure
2Collaborate
3 Reinvent yourself: never stop learning
4 Be persistent, stay the course

18. Skill set needed?
Your Ideas?

19. 1 Develop self understanding
2 Embody vision of whole company
3Set the direction, clear execution

20. Skill set needed?
Your Ideas?

21. 1 Keep in touch
2Join social networks
3 Follow up
4 Keep a good data base

22. Skill set needed?
Your Ideas?

23. 1 Enjoy the ride
2 Don’t lose sight of little things
3Work hard, play hard
4 Don’t forget your family (and friends)

24. Anders Ericsson, PhD
How to get there
 Choose what you love to do
 Set specific goals
 Get immediate feedback
Concentrate
technique & outcome
Practice

25.  Know where you are going
 Enjoy discovering new avenues
 Develop a passion
 Surround yourself with smart people
 It’s the journey that’s important