19-year-old Filipino gave up scholarship to be an entrepreneur
July 3, 2012 by Guest Contributor
Jolo Balbin is the founder of Commute.ph, a website that crowdsources travel directions. We first met him at Startup Weekend Manila. This article is an edited version of the original on his blog.
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I graduated last year. Then I worked as an intern in a company in our school. They provided me with a scholarship for my graduate studies in which I pursued immediately after my university education. They also provided me an allowance that is greater than most entry level jobs, no tax.
I quit after six months. No allowance, no scholarship.
I was almost at the end of my graduate studies. I was working my thesis proposal. Luckily, my father funded my enrollment for me.
So why did I quit? Simple. I think I’m wasting my time. It’s not what I like to do. Read more
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