“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door’
A very well written book. 7 fascinating stories about how…
the Turkish entrepreneur who figured how to get the right talent in his country
the Nigerian entrepreneur who had to deal with poor infrastructure required for his business and his country’s growth
the Pakistani entrepreneur who built a business amid the negative perspective most investors had for his country
the Mexican entrepreneur who battled monopolies
the Indian entrepreneur who had to confront a culture of bribery
the Russian entrepreneur who fought with a business-hostile legal system
Finally, how Xiaomi and many other Chinese entrepreneurs are not just starting business, but forming social change
世界各地的創業故事。一般聽到的都是矽谷的故事，所以讀讀關於非洲，拉丁美洲，俄羅斯和亞洲的版本，讓人耳目一新。
延伸的思考，組織內部改革是否也有能借鏡之處?他們的共同性都是從最好的經驗學習(大多線上或實際取得歐美頂尖學校資源)，坦然面對自身國家問題不逃避(不是把矽谷作法硬套上來)，然後找一些志同道合的朋友捲起袖子幹活。他們心理深處都相信自己人希望變好，所以重點是怎麼挖掘出那個能量。大家看到改變可能，就會成為一股自動往前的力量。
更擴大，在台灣也可以適用，只是我們市場小太多，真的必須向外看。相信我們除了消極 (“台灣人就是這樣”) 和老愛找”最美的風景”/”台灣之光” 自我安慰之外，應該有許許多多不同的選擇吧～
“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal” (什麼是阻礙?就是你沒有專注看目標時，所看到那些嚇人的東西)- Henry Ford
