This document discusses the importance of avoiding an inflated ego and instead focusing on making a positive impact. It encourages finding the right partners and mentors, creating a network, and using new tools and technology to achieve goals, but warns that success will not happen overnight and most people fail initially. The key is to keep dreaming and learning without giving up.

1. STOP FEEDING
YOUR EGOS
RICARDO SOUSA
@ FEUNL
©esti- 2010

2. AH, STUDIES at ISEG
DON’T REALLY PAY HIM MUCH ATTENTION
RICARDO SOUSA
WEBDEVELOPER | ENTREPRENEUR
@ricardojrsousa
www.ricardosousa.me
mail@ricardosousa.me
linkedin.com/in/ricardojrsousa
©Karmel 2010

3. EMPLOYMENT HOW’S YOUR
EGO?
RATE
OF FEUNL
1%
99%
GOT JOB
GOT NO JOB

4. YOU ARE A
ROCK STAR
© J0R63 @ FLICKR - 2010

5. THEY ARE WAITING FOR YOU...
TRY NOT TO START
SCREAMING ‘ME’ ‘ME’

6. YES,
YOU WILL
BE RICH!
BUT...
©Mike Schmid 2010

7. ARE YOU GOING TO CHANGE THE
WORLD?
© J0R63 @ FLICKR - 2010

8. YOUR WORLD IMPACT COMPARED KNOW HIM,
RIGHT?
YUP, THAT’S
YOU.
(AND ME)

9. THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME

10. LEAVE YOUR MARK
© Romina Santos 2011

11. YOU HAVE WHAT
IT TAKES
GREAT UNIVERSITY | CHALLENGING TEACHERS
MOTIVATED COLLEAGUES | COMPETITIVE
ENVIRONMENT | GREAT REACH | KNOWLEDGE |
LOCATION | COMPANIES | TECHNOLOGY

12. TRUST
THE
POWER
OF AN
IDEA
© Jeff Kubina @ FLICKR - 2010

13. FIND THE RIGHT
PARTNERS
YES, IT’S A GEEK. BUT
KNOWS MORE ABOUT
TECHNOLOGY THAN YOU.
GET OVER IT.

14. FIND YOUR MENTOR
© I'll Never Grow Up FLICKR

15. POWER OF NEW TOOLS

16. CREATE A
NETWORK

17. GO, MEET YOUR NETWORK
© Jason Gegere 2010

18. BUT, MORE IMPORTANT KEEP DREAMING
© thekevinchang @ FLICKR

19. DON’T GIVE UP. EVERYONE FAILS.

20. NO HARD FEELINGS
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© Romina Santos 2011