Starting a business is not easy, starting one which you have absolutely no interest in makes it worse. That was what Gerald went through when he started dabbling in the fashion business amidst the rise of blogshops in 2014. After 3 years of disappointment and embarrassment, he finally called it quits.

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Most of us often think that one needs a grand idea to start a business and become an entrepreneur. Chris doesn’t think so. Unlike many entrepreneurs who started their own businesses, he ventured into entrepreneurship as a volunteer at Edible Garden City, a social enterprise that focuses on horticulture and education in Singapore.

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Entrepreneurship has been branded as the thing to do. We are always being shown companies who have either raised a lot of money or are somehow an 'overnight success'. However for every success, there are thousands of untold struggles. This is why we decided to create this show - to show you that running into challenges is part of the journey and that you're not alone. It's also why we called this Our Entrepreneurshit Show.

The Financial Coconut is a podcast network dedicated to helping people better understand and navigate the world of finances. We create shows from this to ones about real estate to investing. To see the whole list of shows, go to https://linktr.ee/tfc_podcasts

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In recent years, China has been perceived as an emerging superpower and people around the world have been trying their hand at doing business there. Faith was one of them but a conversation with a local made her realise the stark difference in the local culture compared to Singapore’s.

For the show notes to this episode, go to https://thefinancialcoconut.com/oes-s01e05

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Entrepreneurship has been branded as the thing to do. We are always being shown companies who have either raised a lot of money or are somehow an 'overnight success'. However for every success, there are thousands of untold struggles. This is why we decided to create this show - to show you that running into challenges is part of the journey and that you're not alone. It's also why we called this Our Entrepreneurshit Show.

The Financial Coconut is a podcast network dedicated to helping people better understand and navigate the world of finances. We create shows from this to ones about real estate to investing. To see the whole list of shows, go to https://linktr.ee/tfc_podcasts

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Most people would consider working at JP Morgan a dream job. But that was not enough for Vikram, who decided to quit his banking job after working there for 7-8 years to start his own business. He is currently the founder of Draper Startup House, a successful entrepreneur hostel chain that has hostels from Vietnam to Houston. At age 40, he is a rarity among young entrepreneurs. There were many ups and downs in his entrepreneurship journey, yet he did not give up. What kept him going? He shares his thoughts and more in this episode of Our Entrepreneurshit Show by The Financial Coconut.

One of Vikram’s most memorable entrepreneurshit memories was being arrested in Waikiki Beach for selling football jerseys on the street without a permit when he was just 17. Fortunately, that sounded worse than it really was. Vikram then reflects on the difficult moments that led up to him quitting his job and the pressures he had to face. To him, breaking away from his banker identity was one of the most difficult things he had to do.

While Vikram sees entrepreneurship as having the ability to create your own job and pay, he also recognises that it comes with challenges. One of the greatest challenges he had to overcome was finding talented business partners who can get along. Listen to this episode to find out how he learnt it the hard way and which book eventually helped him overcome his self-doubt and become a successful entrepreneur.

For the show notes to this episode, go to https://thefinancialcoconut.com/oes-s01e03

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Entrepreneurship has been branded as the thing to do. We are always being shown companies who have either raised a lot of money or are somehow an 'overnight success'. However for every success, there are thousands of untold struggles. This is why we decided to create this show - to show you that running into challenges is part of the journey and that you're not alone. It's also why we called this Our Entrepreneurshit Show.

The Financial Coconut is a podcast network dedicated to helping people better understand and navigate the world of finances. We create shows from this to ones about real estate to investing. To see the whole list of shows, go to https://linktr.ee/tfc_podcasts

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Even starting a successful cafes will run into challenges. But What if the main challenge is yourself?

Tune in this week to see what our guest, Azurah, had to go through while running a cafe that was deemed successful by many others.

For the show notes to this episode, go to https://thefinancialcoconut.com/oes-s01e03

To get more goodness from us or to connect with us, go to http://linktr.ee/tfc_entrepreneur

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Entrepreneurship has been branded as the thing to do. We are always being shown companies who have either raised a lot of money or are somehow an 'overnight success'. However for every success, there are thousands of untold struggles. This is why we decided to create this show - to show you that running into challenges is part of the journey and that you're not alone. It's also why we called this Our Entrepreneurshit Show.

The Financial Coconut is a podcast network dedicated to helping people better understand and navigate the world of finances. We create shows from this to ones about real estate to investing. To see the whole list of shows, go to https://linktr.ee/tfc_podcasts

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What would you do if something you have spend years building burn down to the ground suddenly? Would you rage quit? Or fall in the abyss? Or would you put yourself together, take good care of the people around you? Tune in to find out how our guest managed that!

Our guest, Shafiq, is the Co-founder of Meka, a 3D printing and prototyping firm. And he will be sharing how he managed the situation when his factory burnt down. What are his thought process? Why does he continue to do what he do even after facing hardships? What is it in entrepreneurship that he is after? What is his important bedrock of support in his entrepreneurship journey?

In this episode, you will also hear what are some qualities he looks out for when finding a business partner. How being a minority in Singapore affected his entrepreneurship experience? And what advice would he give to someone who wants to be an entrepreneur?

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Imagine this. You’ve held series of successful events, build a team, gathered a following, grew a brand. And then, you decided to hold this huge event - a marathon with 16,000 pax - thinking it’s going to hit a home run. But things go the complete opposite. Today, our guest will share his unfiltered experience on just that.

Our guest, Alex, is the founder of Aviary & Co., a solo consultant company in the sports and wellness business space. He was also the co-founder of the now infamous Yolo Run, the one that have a lot of media backlash. And he will share his painful experience in his entrepreneurship journey, some of his lowest moments and how he overcame it.

As someone who has been an employee and an entrepreneur, Alex shares his perspectives on their difference and why he chose to be an entrepreneur. And while people tend to be more risk-averse and less entrepreneurial as they get older, he provided a different view to it. He also shared how he grows his network to fit his entrepreneurial purpose. And what advice would he give to someone who wants to be an entrepreneur?

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