To Get in Control of One's Career and Future a personal reflection on a entrepenuer's career.. Erwin Huang

1. TO HOLD YOUR FUTURE
REFLECTIONS OF A ENTREPRENEUR
A personal journey of finding one’s mission in life
Sharing session with Erwin Huang, Feb 15th 2011
facebook: erwinhuang
Deputy chairman at a TSL Jewellry, Social Entrepreneur,
Mobile IT entrepreneur

2. A CONSTANTLY TRANSFORMING
LIFE
A non-Conforming attitude, Sharing of a constantly
transforming life ..
From choosing college/majors to going public in Europe
From Virtual to Physical
For Home (HK) to Global (UK, Japan, US..)
From selling Apples to launching Apple Daily

3. COLLEGES IN THE USA
Some interesting numbers:
4 schools in 4.5 year
4 majors
6 girl friend..
49 states
St Petersburg for 4 months

4. THE SMALL LIBRARY
“Knowing how to find what you need”
Learning to learn
“Knowing what you want?!”

5. MY FIRST CAR
The father-son thing
The Car Dealership
“Work hard” and “Play hard”
Pay for it yourself..

6. 49 STATES
• Reading 10,000 scroll (Books)
• Vs
• Walking 10,000 miles
• vs
• Seeing a large world
• Understanding and appreciating other people’s culture by investing
time with them
• Finding what you want

7. FINDING ROOTS
Apple Mac and China
Building a product for the people
Where I was from, who am I and where am I going?
Am I a Chinese? But in a way, I am more American than many
American..
Learning to Serve your customer

8. FROM EMPLOYEE TO
EMPLOYER
The biggest difference?
Instead of “getting” a check end of month
You worry about “paying” checks end of month..
Taking up responsibility for others
Learn to do business
Accident, un-predictable things happens
Crisis = Opportunities

9. THE CROSS DISCIPLINE
WORLD
Studied IT (MIS)
Never treated IT as a profession
The Hot Butter Knife
The Transforming/Disruptive Technologies
Desktop Publishing Revolution and the elimination of 2
industries

10. THE STORY..
So, Obama, Mobile internet, iPhone are
not in it!!
What’s the use?

11. THE NEXT MAGAZINE STORY
How to launch a Magazine with a buggy application?
Changing the working mode
The Virus
The Engineer vs the Production approach
The Hot Butter Knife
X-Discipline thinking

12. A VISION IN SILICON VALLEY
The Elevator Talk
A vision to Magically make people’s life simpler and easier
Transforming people’s life step by step

13. FROM VIRTUAL TO PHYSICAL
Mid-life crisis: how do I contribute to the world the rest of my life
An Opportunity to come back to China to serve + many new things to learn
Retailing and Luxury market
To help clean up a old and traditional industry
Another challenge, another opportunity
Stone from the earth = the highest value in life...
Improving People’s Life step by step

14. CHANGING TO A NEW INDUSTRY
1st Generation HK
Modern Retailer for Chinese
Manufacturing Entrepreneur
Low Cost High Value
Skill and Knowhow in Production Design, Fashionable Branding
Mass, Economy of Scale Targeted, Economy of Scope
Vertically Integrated Manufacturer Quick Response Efficient Retailer
Traditional Apprentices System Re-engineered Corp Governance
Trusted Brand name Trusted Brand name
Believe in Service, go the extra step Believe in Service, go the extra step
Long term loyal customer Long term loyal customer
Care and Love for the Customer Care and Love for the Customer
Strictly Private & Confidential

15. CHANGING A NEW
INDUSTRY (TOURIST
•100% cash based industry 4 years ago
•To 99.1% Traceable Payment (Check or Direct Bank deposit)
•Changing a industry from a “Shady” business to “Transparent”,
“Open” and “Fair”
•At the same time maintaining market leadership
•Not just in $$, and market share

16. LESSON LEARNT..

17. TVB NEWS

18. MOVING ON..

19. To walk thru life of the needed
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/
57nY8vCQECU/

21. SIDE PROJECTS
•Apple Daily iPhone

22. LESSONS.. VALUES.. JOURNEY
•Innovate constantly!
•Learning to learn
•Ask Why Not?
•Don’t cut corners
•Focus on Delivering Values
•Find the Win-Win
•To Serve, to Contribute
•To Love

23. TO HOLD YOUR FUTURE
FINDING AND KNOWING WHAT
YOU WANT?!
•A major = a Career?
•Transform yourself again and again
•Transform the world step by step
•The Bible Story..
•On Talent

24. DISCUSSIONS
• What is more rewarding?
• CEO for a public company? Starting something new?
• How do u handle 6 girls in 4 years?
• What’s the difference between working in the East and the West?
• What should I do to be innovative?
• How to earn “first bucket of Gold”
• Tell us more about your Christian life?
• How to be successful businessman, yet be a decent person
• What’s the most important value in your life?
• Can I ask you more question later?
• Email : Erwin@fdlife.com
• Slide @ slideshare.net/erwinhuang
• Facebook: erwinhuang