Bel Pesce: 5 ways to kill your dreams
Bel Pesce: 5 spôsobov, ako zničiť svoje sny
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
in the universe,
of an overlap there is
a projektmi, ktoré sa nikdy neuskutočnia.
and projects that never happen.
to follow your dreams.
ako nekráčať za svojimi snami.
and sold it very fast for a lot of money.
a veľmi rýchlo ju predal za veľa peňazí.
but I bet it's incomplete.
ale stavím sa, že nie je kompletný.
on the topic, a Ph.D.
on the topic for 20 years.
that people think is an overnight success.
že je to úspech za jednu noc.
the deadline to apply to MIT,
an overnight success,
že ide o úspech cez noc,
že predchádzajúcich 17 rokov
for the 17 years prior to that,
is always a result
je vždy výsledok
life through that moment.
dosiahli do tej chvíle.
has the answers for you.
má pre vás odpovede.
to help out, right?
your friends, your business partners,
vaši priatelia, vaši obchodní partneri,
on which path you should take:
ktorou cestou sa máte vydať:
choďte touto cestou.“
go through this pipe."
other ways you have to pick as well.
z ktorých si musíte tiež vybrať.
those decisions yourself.
správne odpovede pre váš život.
answers for your life.
those decisions, right?
you're going to bump your head,
a možno sa občas aj udriete,
ale veľmi významné):
but very important:
growth is guaranteed.
kde máte zaručený rast.
and everything is set --
a všetko je, ako má byť –
distribute it everywhere in Brazil.
na jej distribúcii po Brazílii.
people downloaded it,
bought physical copies.
si ju kúpilo v tlačenej podobe.
some impact was guaranteed.
nejaký predaj bol zaručený.
predaje by boli v pohode.
and find yourself another peak.
a nájsť si ďalší vrchol.
thousand people would read it,
by si ju prečítalo pár sto tisíc ľudí,
do každého jedného štátu v Brazílii.
to go to every single state of Brazil.
but no investor had the vision to invest."
ale žiadny investor nechcel investovať.“
the sales didn't go well."
predaje nešli dobre.“
is so below expectations."
môj tím je pod úrovňou očakávaní.“
to make them happen.
talentovaného človeka.
there that is your fault.
vaša chyba.
and make them happen.
it's your fault and no one else's.
je to vaša chyba a nikoho iného.
really important as well:
are the dreams themselves.
na čom záleží, sú sny samotné.
bolo tam veľa priateľov,
and it was a lot of friends,
ktorá bola veľmi vysoká
it was a very high mountain,
were sweating and this was tough.
a ako sa potia.
and they finally made it to the peak.
a napokon dosiahli vrchol.
že sa rozhodli to osláviť.
to celebrate, right?
at the other and says,
sa jeden pozrel na druhého a povedal,
the goals themselves,
vychutnať ciele samotné,
jeden z tých snov,
one of those dreams,
happiness will be all around.
kde budete obklopený šťastím.
is a momentary sensation,
je chvíľková senzácia,
all of your dreams
všetky vaše sny,
of your journey.
každý jeden krok vašej cesty.
pozostáva z jednotlivých krokov.
it's made of steps.
some people wait a lot to celebrate.
sa načakajú, kým niečo oslávia.
into something to learn.
na niečo poučné.
alebo ho oslávite,
to learn or something to celebrate,
has the answers for you,
you should settle down,
mali by ste sa usadiť,
sú ciele samotné.
the goals themselves matter.
zničíte svoje sny.
you will destroy your dreams.
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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