An unmarried wealthy venture capitalist gives advice to a successful, happy Mexican fisherman.
An internationally renowned venture capitalist from Hong Kong was vacationing at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village. A couple hours before lunch time, he noticed a small boat with just one fisherman docked nearby. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The venture capitalist complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
The Mexican Jose replied, only a little while. The venture capitalist, Mr. Wang, then asked why didn't he stay out longer and catch more fish?
Jose said he had enough to support his family's immediate needs. Wang asked what he did with the rest of his day.
The fisherman Jose said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta with my wife. Some nights, I stroll into the village and play guitar with my amigos. We entertain the children with stories and songs. Some evenings my wife and I help at our church."
Mr. Wang offered, "I have an MBA from Harvard and could help. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds, buy a larger boat. With the proceeds from a larger boat you could buy several more boats. Eventually, you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman, you could sell directly to the processor and open your own cannery. With my advice on marketing, you would ultimately control the supply of product, processing, and distribution."
Mr. Wang continued, "Of course, you would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City in order to manage the growing fleet. After you open the cannery, you would then need to move to Los Angeles to manage and coordinate the marketing and distribution."
Jose asked, "How long will all this take?"
Mr. Wang replied, "Fifteen to twenty years."
"What then?", asked Jose.
Mr. Wang laughed and said, "That's the best part. When the time is right you would relocate your growing empire to Hong Kong or London, announce an IPO, sell your company's stock to the public, and become very rich. You would make millions."
"Millions? Then what?", the Mexican asked again.
"Then you could retire," Mr. Wang replied, "move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take a siesta with your wife, and stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play guitar with your amigos."
The Navajo Native Americans have a saying: "A man can't get rich if he takes proper care of his family."
Where our treasure is, there our heart will be. (Luke 12:34 )What good is it to gain the world, and to lose our soul? (Matthew 16:26)
An internationally renowned venture capitalist from Hong Kong was vacationing at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village. A couple hours before lunch time, he noticed a small boat with just one fisherman docked nearby. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The venture capitalist complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
The Mexican Jose replied, only a little while. The venture capitalist, Mr. Wang, then asked why didn't he stay out longer and catch more fish?
Jose said he had enough to support his family's immediate needs. Wang asked what he did with the rest of his day.
The fisherman Jose said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta with my wife. Some nights, I stroll into the village and play guitar with my amigos. We entertain the children with stories and songs. Some evenings my wife and I help at our church."
Mr. Wang offered, "I have an MBA from Harvard and could help. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds, buy a larger boat. With the proceeds from a larger boat you could buy several more boats. Eventually, you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman, you could sell directly to the processor and open your own cannery. With my advice on marketing, you would ultimately control the supply of product, processing, and distribution."
Mr. Wang continued, "Of course, you would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City in order to manage the growing fleet. After you open the cannery, you would then need to move to Los Angeles to manage and coordinate the marketing and distribution."
Jose asked, "How long will all this take?"
Mr. Wang replied, "Fifteen to twenty years."
"What then?", asked Jose.
Mr. Wang laughed and said, "That's the best part. When the time is right you would relocate your growing empire to Hong Kong or London, announce an IPO, sell your company's stock to the public, and become very rich. You would make millions."
"Millions? Then what?", the Mexican asked again.
"Then you could retire," Mr. Wang replied, "move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take a siesta with your wife, and stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play guitar with your amigos."
The Navajo Native Americans have a saying: "A man can't get rich if he takes proper care of his family."
Where our treasure is, there our heart will be. (Luke 12:34 )What good is it to gain the world, and to lose our soul? (Matthew 16:26)
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