Don't Underestimate Your Value As an Immigrant | Eric Agyemang

Описание: It's easy for an immigrant to underestimate your value to the new society. But you shouldn't. Paraphrasing Eric Agyemang, Founder and Managing Partner at Maple Bridge Ventures, "DON'T DIM YOUR LIGHT."

Eric joined me on The Newcomers Podcast to chat about the challenges of building a startup as an immigrant, Maple Bridge's investment thesis, and some of the common challenges he sees immigrant entrepreneurs face.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
2:03 The Canadian Immigrant Startup Landscape
6:57 Immigrants = Entrepreneur
13:16 Why Maple Bridge
16:11 Common Challenges Immigrant Entrepreneurs Face
21:06 Don't DIM Your Light
23:06 Own Your Narrative
26:50 From International Student to Venture Capitalist
34:12 Tips for Immigrant Founders
41:50 Outro

Immigration gets plenty of bad press, but the press doesn’t give the whole story.

That’s why we are here: To tell the whole, real, human stories behind immigration.
The Newcomers Podcast shares the human perspective behind the immigrant experience.

Each episode explores the struggles, frustrations, lessons, and joys of starting life afresh in a new country.

Each episode tries to answer the question; what does it mean to be an immigrant?

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