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| Immigrant entrepreneur: | Dr. Patrick Anquetil |
| Company: | Portal Instruments |
| Place of birth: | Paris |
| Employees: | 35 |
| Age started business: | 32 |
Show Notes
Doctor Patrick Anquetil was born in Paris where the status quo environment was to set you up only to work on a government focused career. Entrepreneurship was not common at all and in fact if you have told him that he was going to open not one but several businesses when he was young, he would’ve thought that you were from another planet.
He was never set out to become an entrepreneur and his parents never motivated him to become one. His studies were done in MIT when he was on a PhD program but it just so happens that Wall Street was his gateway to his first entrepreneurship adventure.
Patrick’s Quotes:
Nothing is given, you have to work hard for it.
No one has your back as an immigrant.
You collect mentors throughout your life.
You learn from your mistakes, but sometimes you learn nothing.
You can learn equally from successes, and you can replicate that.
As an immigrant you have no choice but to succeed.
If it’s too easy, you won’t grow from it.
In terms of risk taking, it’s worth your while.
If you have a great idea, just do it.
Where to find Doctor Patrick Anquetil
Company: Portal Instruments | YouTube
