Francis Dinha is our next guest. He keeps millions of people safe online – protecting their computers from cyber attacks and information hacking. His company, Open V-P-N, creates a “Virtual Private Network” for those using his product, known by most people as “Private Tunnel.” The technology is trusted from companies such as Tesla and Microsoft and is used more than one million times a day.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Elon Musk
- Steve Jobs
When business started difficulties overcame:
“At the time I was working for Ericson, it’s a huge company and it’s a different culture, when you work for a different company there is a lot of politics and always I had these kinds of ideas about changing things and how we can do things better and that’s when I decided I don’t think that I can fit with this big company’s cultures”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
High Stakes, No Prisoners: A Winner’s Tale of Greed and Glory in the Internet Wars Book by Charles H. FergusonFavourite Quote:
“You have to be action orientated”
Recommended Online Resources:
- Meet Up – Find Meetups so you can do more of what matters to you Or create your own group and meet people near you who share your interests
- Global CEO Alliance – (GCEOA) is a community of business leaders with one call to action – to steer sustainable economic transformation through the collaboration and collective effort of the private sector, in driving global change and impact.
- Linkedin – is a business- and employment-oriented social networking service that operates via websites and mobile apps.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Never give up and perseverance, be very much action orientated and just basically pursue your passion and you have to love what you do and I would say the best advice as an entrepreneur, if you’re out there just making money and you think you’re going to make the ultimate objective and going to retire, then this is the wrong business for you, you have to be hungry”…[Listen for More]
More About Francis Dinha:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“I don’t answer questions about conjectures.” Robert Graves
Other Quotes From the Chat with Francis Dinha:
- “Is this the thing you want to do?”
- “You can have the best idea and the best technology but if it doesn’t stick just forget it, try something else”
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