[34] Rui Boom: Breaking free from routine and embracing the unknown."

The Entrepreneur Next Door 🏡

Buckle up and get the popcorn ready; it's a longer podcast worth listening to every minute.
When your guest opens the conversation with a profound quote from Confucius - "We have two lives; the second begins when we realize we only have one" - you know you're in for a deeply personal conversation.
Rui Boom grew up in Portugal and wanted to become an international soccer player. However, he followed his parents' wishes and pursued a more conventional path as a Finance major. What happens next? He takes a leap of faith, "embraces the unknown" and moved to another country.
Here are key insights from Rui's journey:

1. Why did Rui abandon his Finance college degree and trade it for sales and marketing with Unilever? Hint, Rui quotes Mark Twain, "I have never let schooling interfere with my education.”
2. Who was the person who changed Rui's life forever? He still doesn't know.
3. What does Rui mean when he says, "I was 27, but it felt like I was a baby again?"
4. What happened within five minutes of Rui landing in Japan?
5. What is the most critical aspect of early-stage start-ups?
6. Learn about the dynamics of mentoring start-up founders and what they must have in order to benefit from the engagement.
7. "The best way to become an entrepreneur is to be an entrepreneur."
8. What does Rui mean by "Profit is F$^% Money?"
9. "Older players understand there's no such thing as...."

Connect with Rui here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rui-bom/