Bel Pesce: 5 ways to kill your dreams
Bel Pesce: 5 sätt att döda dina drömmar
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
två åren åt att förstå
in the universe,
of an overlap there is
and projects that never happen.
och projekt som aldrig blir av.
följa era drömmar på.
to follow your dreams.
and sold it very fast for a lot of money.
och sålde den snabbt för en massa pengar.
but I bet it's incomplete.
men jag lovar att den inte är fullständig.
30 appar tidigare
on the topic, a Ph.D.
on the topic for 20 years.
that people think is an overnight success.
som folk tror är en sån framgångshistoria.
ansökningstiden till MIT gick ut,
the deadline to apply to MIT,
ett plötsligt genombrott,
an overnight success,
under 17 år innan dess
for the 17 years prior to that,
is always a result
är alltid ett resultat
fram till dess.
life through that moment.
has the answers for you.
svaren på dina frågor.
to help out, right?
your friends, your business partners,
dina vänner, kollegor,
on which path you should take:
vilken väg du bör välja:
go through this pipe."
other ways you have to pick as well.
alltid andra vägar att välja också.
those decisions yourself.
de rätta svaren för ditt liv.
answers for your life.
those decisions, right?
de där valen, eller hur?
you're going to bump your head,
kommer att slå huvudet,
också väldigt viktigt:
but very important:
när tillväxten är ordnad.
growth is guaranteed.
and everything is set --
distribute it everywhere in Brazil.
få ut den över hela Brasilien.
people downloaded it,
fler än tre miljoner gånger,
köpte pappersböcker.
bought physical copies.
some impact was guaranteed.
var en viss effekt garanterad.
skulle försäljningen vara okej.
och hitta nästa topp.
and find yourself another peak.
ett par hundra tusen läsa boken,
thousand people would read it,
alla stater i Brasilien med den nya boken.
to go to every single state of Brazil.
but no investor had the vision to invest."
investerare ville satsa på den."
the sales didn't go well."
så den sålde inte."
mitt team uppfyller inte förväntningarna."
is so below expectations."
to make them happen.
att de förverkligas.
there that is your fault.
och förverkliga dem.
and make them happen.
är det ditt fel, ingen annans.
it's your fault and no one else's.
really important as well:
också viktigt:
som betyder något.
are the dreams themselves.
det var ett gäng vänner
and it was a lot of friends,
it was a very high mountain,
det var ett högt berg,
och att det var kämpigt.
were sweating and this was tough.
and they finally made it to the peak.
to celebrate, right?
"Ja! Vi gjorde det, vi är på toppen!"
på en annan och säger,
at the other and says,
the goals themselves,
one of those dreams,
med lycka överallt.
happiness will be all around.
is a momentary sensation,
är en tillfällig känsla,
alla dina drömmar
all of your dreams
varje steg av din resa.
of your journey.
it's made of steps.
some people wait a lot to celebrate.
för många firar för sällan.
vänd det till en lärdom.
into something to learn.
fira eller att dra lärdom av,
to learn or something to celebrate,
njuta av resan.
has the answers for you,
på dina frågor,
you should settle down,
the goals themselves matter.
så kommer du att krascha dina drömmar.
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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