"Part of job satisfaction is knowing that you're doing a really good job." - Adarsh Pandit, thoughtbot

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"I think one of the biggest keys to transitioning is just talking to mentors who have been there before." - Amy Montalvo, ONEPASS Productions

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"Acting for me is the craft of self-exploration, and it’s the study of human nature." - Melanie Kannokada, actress and model

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"In a startup, there are many situations where you just don’t know what you’re supposed to do because you’ve never seen it before. But it’s also really exciting because you get experience you may never get in a traditional job." - Kevin Yang, EAT Club

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"People don’t tell you how much the world is slanted toward 'no.' The number of times we heard 'no' when building Teach For China was huge." - Rachel Wasser, co-founder of Teach For China

The post How a recent college grad started with nothing but a vision, and in 4 years built one of the most prominent education NGOs in China (and convinced Teach For America’s founder to join her board) appeared first on Hack Your Wealth.

"The idea wasn't to start a company. The idea was to get this product out to everyone who needed it." - Linus Liang, co-founder of Embrace

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"Think hard about what you enjoy and don’t enjoy, and be careful when taking on things you don’t enjoy, because those are much clearer than what you do enjoy." - John Milinovich, Google

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