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John de Souza has already launched and exited three companies. His latest startup is taking on a huge and pressing problem. Their solution has already attracted substantial investment from big investors. On the Dealmakers Show, John shared his adventures in traveling the world, starting and selling companies, and his take on a potential economic downturn. Plus, how he is facilitating the massive shift to electric cars, is solving the charging problem, and the difference between electric versus green cars.
John de Souza has already launched and exited three companies. His latest startup is taking on a huge and pressing problem. Their solution has already attracted substantial investment from big investors.
On the Dealmakers Show John shared his adventures in traveling the world, starting and selling companies, and his take on a potential economic downturn. Plus, how he is facilitating the massive shift to electric cars, is solving the charging problem, and the difference between electric versus green cars.
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- 1. How Travel Informs & Fuels Entrepreneurs
- 2. Creating New Things, When Others Won’t
- 3. Surviving The Next Economic Downturn
- 4. EV Charging & Electric Versus Green Cars
How Travel Informs & Fuels Entrepreneurs
John de Souza was born in Ethiopia. A country he describes as an amazing place you should visit. With great food, natural scenery, and wonderful people.
After a coup, his family left Ethiopia. After several different countries, they ended up in Dubai. Then he ended up in the USA for college, before heading to Europe for his MBA.
As with many other successful founders, he says those travel experiences have certainly been insightful, educational, and have helped as an entrepreneur.
First it gives you a very global perspective. You see how we are all interconnected. How what happens in one place can certainly impact everyone. Like COVID, or the Ukraine and Russia situation.
To survive as an entrepreneur, or even just take the leap into it, you have to get comfortable with embracing change, and the unknown. Travel definitely gives you that. He says that it also teaches you how to learn and adapt. Whether that is culture, language, or business. Today, he says that as a business, it is essential to connect with a lot of people. Which is another thing that just comes with getting out there and going to places.
After college in the US, John says that he saw it as being critical to get a handle on, and comfortable with Europe for doing business in the future. So, he went there for his MBA. As well as spending time in Japan and other parts of Asia.
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