Carlos Meléndez, is the COO and co-founder of Wovenware, a nearshore smart software development firm, he has nearly two decades of experience in enterprise and web software development. He started his career at Accenture, and has held strategic software engineering roles at several firms. His expertise is in helping companies navigate digital transformation, particularly Artificial Intelligence-based initiatives.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
John D Rockefeller
When business started difficulties overcame:
“Not knowing what to do, not having the knowledge of what government requirements we had to do, what regulations we had to follow. We knew we had to basically incorporate a business then afterwards having employees and making sure that we follow employees that was really really new to us”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive Book by Noah J. Goldstein, Robert Cialdini, and Steve J. MartinFavourite Quote:
“Lead by example”
Recommended Online Resources:
Podcasts
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Entrepreneurship is not for everyone, a lot of the time people ask me if I would recommend them being entrepreneurs and a lot of times I would say no, it’s a really lonely path. There are a lot of challenges and you have to have the right mindset to be able to plough through the challenges that you will face, all the failures that you will face and you have to learn to basically have your motivation come from within you, if you are not motivated from within then this is not the path for you”…[Listen for More]
More About Carlos Meléndez:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“The real object of education is to have a man in the condition of continually asking questions.” Bishop Creighton
Other Quotes From the Chat with Carlos Meléndez:
- “You are not successful alone; you have to make sure that the people around you are successful”
- “A lot of people expect to work whatever they’re working and not give the extra amount or hard work to grow and improve their work”
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