Highlights from the very first hack2HATCH, October 5 - 7, 2012, Cebu, Philippines
PhilDev Trustee Sheila Marcelo is the Founder and CEO of Care.com; listen to her talk about providing families the care that they need. [Part 1]
First, master your fears—this is related to letting go of perfection.
The second involves testing, iterating, evolving. It’s about evolutions not revolutions. When you test and iterate, you have more opportunities to figure out what works.
Third is, stick to your roots. Know who you are. For me, I’m Filipina American, and I didn’t realize until my mother pointed out to me that the largest source of caregivers for the U.S. is the Philippines.
And the fourth piece is: stay true to your passion. I had an opportunity to be a CEO of a mobile entertainment company and I turned it down because my mentor asked me, are you in the pain business or the pleasure business? I wanted to solve the pain point of finding caregivers.
Silicon Valley Comes to the Philippines, “SVC2PH”
is a special 4-day mentorship and speaker series
featuring top Filipino technopreneurs
plus Google’s VP of Infrastructure, Dr. Eric Brewer,
who will deliver Key Note at Manila Peninsula on October 8.
Hack2Hatch: From Hacker to Founder
“The Grad School for Start-ups”
Mentorship and Presentation Sessions
Top Start-up to Receive Instant Seed Fund
October 5 to 7, 2012, Friday to Sunday
Radisson Blu Hotel, Cebu City
PhilDev Economic Forum 2012
Harnessing Filipino Innovation and Entrepreneurship
October 8, Monday, 9am to 6pm
Manila Peninsula, Makati City
Space is limited. Register now at www.phildev.org
or follow @phildevfdtn for updates
Maria Ressa of Rappler.com interviews PhilDev Chairman Dado Banatao
