Founders of the Future
A few key points:
❤️ Founders play a critical role because they are shaping the way we live, work and socialize. They are building the organizations that will employ the majority of the people in the future. These organizations will not be just a place of work but a place where we all find meaning, belonging and a purpose for our passion and capabilities.
💪 It is essential for founders to embrace a purposeful, peaceful and energized approach as they build and scale their companies. Not only will this ensure sustainable growth but it is the only way to foster individual and organizational resilience so they can endure and thrive even in this ever-changing world.
🌎 Having an idea is not the first step of the entrepreneurial journey. Finding a problem is. Founders of the future should focus on identifying problems and global challenges and then leverage emerging technologies to solve these problems efficiently to benefit all of society.
👩🚀 The most important decision for founders of the future is who to go on this entrepreneurial journey with. Meet people and build relationships with those who share the same values, and perhaps different skills, people who care about the problems you care about and are ready to fail as they try to solve these problems. People you love! Build trust, honesty and psychological safety with these people so you have a solid foundation to try, fail and evolve together.
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Massive thanks to the Akbank and Microfon Teams for organizing this day and for inviting me to share this message with the founders of the future!
with:
Mesut Keskin, Baran Gürcan, Esra Gül Korkmaz, Kubilay Kulaoglu, Özgür Barış, Ertuğ Sargut, Hande Yıldırım, Selim Yuksel, Burcu Kucukunal
