Speaking at StartupDay2009 - The Conference for Pre-Entrepreneurs

There are a lot of conferences these days, mostly for people who're looking to improve their existing skills, but there is not much for people who are looking at plunging into something they don't know, and yet have a desire to try. I'm not talking about learning how to speak Chinese before a trip to China or how to knit a cardigan for your grandmother's birthday. I'm talking about learning to be an entrepreneur, for pre-entrepreneurs, the ones who're safely tucked behind a paying job, and want to make a leap of faith doing something they love and making money at the same time. 

My dear friend Marcelo has organized the first conference of its kind, The Conference for Pre-Entrepreneurs, and invited me to speak about my failures - the ones I made before converting Lilipip to its current business model. I think I've spent roughly 10 hours so far prepping and thinking, what it is I can tell people in 15 minutes that will change their lives forever, that will give them the courage to go forward with their dreams, no matter how insane or impractical.

Failure is a brilliant thing - without it we don't learn. In fact, I would say failure is a required badge of honor every entrepreneur should pin to their jacket for every meeting they go to. I came up with 8 major failures of mine, so if you want to share a laugh looking back at them, come to the conference - you can register here. And please spread the word about it!