Care.com首席执行官：放弃完美

    5. 你从校园学到的最重要的东西是什么？

    • 人们害怕金融课或营销课，或者其他从未接触过的课程。同时，他们又努力想成为一名通才。在我看来，要想当一名创业者，就绝不要低估这些课程中所含技能的价值。

    • 在交际和推销的时候让自己感觉舒服，不要把它们当成不好的字眼。作为创业者，我的大部分工作都是在推销和交际。

    • 还要学会与团队合作。学习小组比课堂听讲更有价值。

    • 在校期间找几位导师，充分利用校友数据库。在学生时代这么做更好，因为一旦走入社会，这样做难免会让别人感觉你带有目的性。而作为学生，你的目的就是寻求帮助和建议。

    6. 你最崇拜哪一位商界或科技界人物？为什么？

    投资公司Tallwood Capital创始人达多•班纳托一直鼓舞着我。他不仅是我的导师，也是我的至交。多年来，关于如何扩大公司规模去帮助更多人，他给了我许多极好的建议。此外，他还是菲律宾发展基金会（Philippine Development Foundation）的主席，对基金会的发展有着长远眼光。他还在利用自己出色的技术背景、创业经验和成功经历，影响着数百万个家庭。

    7. 相比以前，如今的创业者更需要哪一种品质？

    谦逊。创业者当然是天生的冒险者，随时准备逆流前行。但现在却出现一种只顾自己的趋势。事实上，领导力很少是关于自己，而是有关团队和如何帮助他们成长和成功。成功的创业者都理解，领导力代表着大公无私和坚忍不拔。

    8. 如果你现在能去世界任何地方，你会去哪儿？

    菲律宾。我在菲律宾长大，这不仅是我的血统，也是我的历史。我出生在菲律宾，有五个兄弟姐们。我的人生旅程从那里开始，我也会经常回到那里给自己补充能量。台风海燕造成的破坏极其严重。看到那么多个人、公司和社区领导者主动帮助受灾地区重建，令人惊叹不已。身为菲律宾发展基金会的一员，我积极参与过救灾工作，眼下也正在努力通过美国菲律宾裔CEO的身份，为救灾工作提供持续的支持。

    9. 对于“拥有一切”的争论，你有什么看法？

    很可能你大部分时间并不是最佳CEO，并不是最好的妈妈/女儿/朋友/姐妹……这没有关系。人无完人，我也是如此，但我们往往用很多时间和精力去努力做到完美。我学会了放弃完美这个不现实的目标，放下思想负担，让我身心自由。事实上，关键在于如何为自己和你的家人定义成功。 “最重要的是，在自己和在家人眼里的成功。（不要太在意别人的看法）。要让自己有能力去做该做的事情，确保需要你的时候能够在场。这样，“以最好的方式为自己、公司和家人服务”就会变成每天都能兑现的话。” 当然，要做到这一点要耗费时间，我也正在为此努力。

    10. 你所在的行业目前最让您感到兴奋的地方是什么？

    无限的潜力。医疗护理是一个全球问题，某些情况下，它会影响到每一个家庭。但护理首先要从女性开始。女性是美好未来的捍卫者。制约女性的通常都是家人需要可靠的、能够承担的护理，比如儿童护理，或者日益全球化的老人护理问题。女性不论是寻找还是提供护理服务，只要她们能够自由地走出家门去找工作，就能改善家庭的经济状况，也就可以给孩子一个更美好的未来，更好地照看年迈的父母，服务社区和整个国家。目前，Care.com是全球最大的在线护理服务网站。我们在推动护理行业发展及女性就业的问题上将发挥直接的影响力。（财富中文网）

    译者：刘进龙/汪皓  

    5. What was the most important thing you learned in school?

    • People fear finance courses or marketing courses or anything they're not already exposed to. Embrace being a generalist. If you want to be an entrepreneur, don't underestimate the value of skills learned in those classes.

    • Be comfortable with networking and selling and try not to think of them as bad words. The majority of my job as an entrepreneur is selling and networking.

    • Also, learn to work with a team. Study groups outweigh classroom participation.

    • When in school, find mentors and reach out to the alumni database. It's better to do this as a student because when you're out in the real world, there's a sense that you have an agenda. As a student, your agenda is to ask for help and advice.

    6. What business or technology person do you admire most? Why?

    Dado Banatao, founder of Tallwood Capital, is an inspiration to me. He isn't only a personal mentor, but a dear friend. He's given me terrific advice through the years about building companies that scale so that you can help more people. He has the vision behind the Philippine Development Foundation, and he is using his incredible technical background, entrepreneurial experience, and success to make a meaningful difference for millions of families.

    7. What is one trait every entrepreneur needs more today than ever?

    Humility. By definition, entrepreneurs are natural risk takers, prepared to swim against the tide. But there can be a tendency to get too wrapped up in oneself. The truth is that leadership is rarely about you; it's about your team and helping them grow and achieve. Successful entrepreneurs understand that leadership is as much about being selfless as it is being strong.

    8. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be?

    The Philippines. I grew up in there, and it's not only my heritage, it's my history. It's where I was born, where my parents raised my five siblings and me. It's where my journey began and where I often return for renewal. The devastation wreaked by Typhoon Yolanda was crippling, and it is awe-inspiring to witness the number of individuals, businesses, and community leaders who have stepped up to help rebuild the devastated towns. As a member of the Philippine Development Foundation, I'm actively involved in the relief efforts and am trying leverage my position as a Filipino CEO in America to generate continued support.

    9. What's your take on the "having it all" debate?

    It is pretty likely that most days you will not be the best CEO and the best mother/daughter/friend/sister ... and that's okay. No one's perfect, including me, but so often we put so much time and energy trying to be. I've learned to let go of the mythical goal of perfection, of all the perception baggage, and it's liberating. It's really about defining success for yourself and your family. Giving yourself the license to do what you need to do and be where you need to be, so that you're servicing yourself, your company, your family best is going to be

    a daily conversation. Making peace with that is something that takes time, and I still struggle with it.

    10. What currently excites you most about your industry?

    The potential is really limitless. Care is a global issue, and it touches every family at some point in the lifecycle. But it really begins with women. Women are gatekeepers to a better future. What universally holds women back is the need for reliable, affordable care for their families, whether it's child care or the growing global issue of senior care. When women, whether they are seeking or providing care, are free to pursue jobs outside the home and contribute to their family's economic standing, they are able to shape their children's future and care for aging parents, communities, and nations. Now that Care.com is the largest online care destination in the world, we're having a direct impact in helping make this happen.