2.8 Suzan Doodeman | Creating a Business Based on Ideals

Suzan Doodeman is a social entrepreneur, activist, author of Hoe Dan Wel, and Co-Founder of De IdealenSchool. Chapters (00:00:00) Suzan Doodeman background (00:03:49) Protest for undocumented people (00:09:33) Starting a business (Hoe Dan Wel) (00:11:23) The importance of your business partners (00:14:24) Traineeship for social entrepreneurs (00:15:22) Writing a book (00:16:28) Activist work, pushing the boundaries (00:23:45) Pragmatic idealism (00:27:11) Design thinking & experimentation (00:28:06) Practical tips on how to start your business (00:31:20) 1. Take a look at yourself (00:32:09) 2. Everything is possible, divergent thinking (00:34:18) 3. Research & experimentation (00:34:45) 4. Make it real (00:36:27) 5. Celebrate the results (00:39:29) Taking care of yourself (00:42:50) People over the economy (00:44:37) Time and income (00:48:40) Start as soon as possible (00:50:41) Stay away from perfection Suzan’s Resources: The Nutmeg’s Curse by Amitav Ghosh How Migration Really Works by Hein de Haas (Buy books locally if possible 😊) Where to find Suzan Doodeman: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzan-doodeman/ Hoe Dan Wel: https://hoedanwel.nl/ (sorry only in Dutch) Idealen School: https://idealenschool.nl/ Where to find Sera Tajima: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seratajima Website: https://www.seratajima.com/ Sustainable Growth Playbook: https://www.the-craft.io/ Discord: https://discord.gg/Ke4MxXvSsn