Based in Boston, Ivan Linn is the CEO and Founder of Folkspaper. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Hanover University of Music, Drama, and Media in Germany and received an A.D. from Yale University. Ivan grew up in Taiwan and has always loved classical music. He moved to Germany to attend university and then to Boston in 2011 to experience life on the other side of the Atlantic. Ivan’s goal was always to share his love of classical music with others, which has since expanded to sharing creative content for the world through Folkspaper’s social journalism platform.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Norio Ohga former president and chairman of Sony Corporation
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I found out that art and business and technology are actually all connected in a way”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Book by Ashlee VanceFavourite Quote:
“Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast”
Recommended Online Resources:
- YouTube, LLC is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. Three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim—created the service in February 2005. Google bought the site in November 2006 for US$1.65 billion; YouTube now operates as one of Google’s subsidiaries.
- The Entrepreneur Way – Learn from successful Entrepreneurs with Free Daily podcast interviews that reveal their business success secrets
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“when you plant a seed for apple trees don’t expect you will be able to eat apples tomorrow because it’s not going to happen. And be patient but be thoughtful about what you do and believe in your dream and your goals”…[Listen for More]
More About Ivan Linn:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
Conor McGregor “We’re not here to take part, we’re here to take over.”
Other Quotes From the Chat with Ivan Linn:
- “Everything is changing every day and every second. I’ve come to embrace the fact that it’s one of the most fundamental elements that you have got to be used to. Change is happening every day”
- “it’s quite essential to maintain your true self and to listen to yourself and to always ask yourself is this something that I want to do and if you are doing right. Because listening to yourself is actually more important than gathering all the information and collecting all the voices and then trying to filter because that’s not a healthy way. So, we got to be stubborn and believe in what you do”
- “it’s easy to lose track when you need to deal with ten things at a time”
- “if you do things step-by-step even though it might look a little slower than being efficient”
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