Bel Pesce: 5 ways to kill your dreams
Bel Pesce: 5 manieren om je dromen te vernietigen
Bel Pesce left Brazil to study at MIT. But after a successful stint in Silicon Valley, she returned to inspire others with great ideas in her country to make them a reality. Full bio
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to understanding
wijdde ik aan het begrijpen van
in the universe,
willen achterlaten,
of an overlap there is
hoe groot de overlap is
and projects that never happen.
waar niets van terecht komt.
to follow your dreams.
je dromen niet moet volgen.
meteen succes zult hebben.
and sold it very fast for a lot of money.
meteen voor veel geld.
but I bet it's incomplete.
maar ik wed dat het niet compleet is.
on the topic, a Ph.D.
genoten op dit gebied.
on the topic for 20 years.
that people think is an overnight success.
meteen succesvol was.
the deadline to apply to MIT,
met de aanvraagprocedure
an overnight success,
meteen succes had,
for the 17 years prior to that,
omdat ik 17 jaar lang
heel serieus nam.
is always a result
is altijd het resultaat
life through that moment.
gedaan hebt in je leven.
has the answers for you.
de antwoorden voor je heeft.
to help out, right?
your friends, your business partners,
je vrienden, je zakenrelaties,
on which path you should take:
over welk pad je moet inslaan:
go through this pipe."
other ways you have to pick as well.
andere wegen die je kunt inslaan.
those decisions yourself.
answers for your life.
antwoorden voor jouw leven.
those decisions, right?
blijven nemen.
you're going to bump your head,
en je zal je hoofd stoten
but very important:
maar erg belangrijk:
growth is guaranteed.
als groei gegarandeerd is.
and everything is set --
en alles is in orde --
distribute it everywhere in Brazil.
aan de distributie overal in Brazilië.
people downloaded it,
door 3 miljoen mensen gedownload,
bought physical copies.
kochten het in boekvorm.
some impact was guaranteed.
wist ik dat het zou verkopen.
zou de verkoop wel oké uitpakken.
and find yourself another peak.
op naar het volgende hoogtepunt.
een paar honderdduizend mensen het.
thousand people would read it,
to go to every single state of Brazil.
in alle Braziliaanse staten te promoten.
but no investor had the vision to invest."
maar geen investeerder zag er iets in."
the sales didn't go well."
dat de verkoop niet liep."
is so below expectations."
Mijn team functioneert matig."
to make them happen.
om ze uit te laten komen.
om talent te vinden.
there that is your fault.
and make them happen.
it's your fault and no one else's.
schuld en niet die van iemand anders.
really important as well:
net zo belangrijk:
are the dreams themselves.
je dromen op zich zijn.
and it was a lot of friends,
over een aantal vrienden
it was a very high mountain,
een hele hoge berg
were sweating and this was tough.
en dat het zwaar was.
and they finally made it to the peak.
en bereikten eindelijk de top.
to celebrate, right?
een feestje waard, toch?
We staan op de top!"
at the other and says,
ze elkaar aan en zeggen:
als je een doel bereikt.
the goals themselves,
one of those dreams,
happiness will be all around.
vol met geluk is.
is a momentary sensation,
is echter een kortstondige sensatie
all of your dreams
je dromen te verwezenlijken,
of your journey.
van je reis te genieten.
it's made of steps.
het bestaat uit stappen.
some people wait a lot to celebrate.
want sommige mensen wachten daarmee.
into something to learn.
leer daar dan iets van.
to learn or something to celebrate,
of iets kunt vieren,
has the answers for you,
de antwoorden voor je heeft,
you should settle down,
als groei gegarandeerd is,
the goals themselves matter.
op zich van belang zijn.
you will destroy your dreams.
vernietig je je dromen.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Bel Pesce - EntrepreneurBel Pesce left Brazil to study at MIT. But after a successful stint in Silicon Valley, she returned to inspire others with great ideas in her country to make them a reality.
Why you should listen
Bel Pesce has worked at big technology companies — in at internship at Microsoft, she led the team for Microsoft Touchless and, as an intern at Google, she worked to improve the Google Translate system. She has also worked in finance, at Deutsche Bank, and helped launch several startups — most notably, the video platform Ooyala and Lemon Wallet, an app that replicates the contents of your wallet on your phone. But for her latest venture, Pesce is looking to inspire. She has opened a school, FazINOVA, which is dedicated to helping students — both in live courses in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and online — persevere toward their dreams. The school has grown tremendously since its establishment in 2013.
Pesce, a TED Fellow, is also the author of three books: The Brazilian Girl from Silicon Valley, Superheroes: WANTED and The Girl from Silicon Valley 2. She has been named one of the "100 most influential people of Brazil" by Época Magazine.
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