Shemin Nurmohamed on startups
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“I just laughed when I heard the startup was going to sell books on the internet. I was like that's never going to work you need to go to a bookstore you need to smell the book you need to read the first few pages right so thanks but no thanks. Needless to say you've guessed it the company was Amazon the individual was Jeff Bezos and my kids still say that to this day this is my billion dollar mistake I say it's my billion dollar lesson.”
On , Shemin Nurmohamed, Executive Vice President & President of Sending Technology Solutions at PITNEY BOWES INC, spoke about startups during Don't miss your amazon moment! | Shemin Nurmohamed | TEDxAix on TEDx Talks.
About Shemin Nurmohamed
In a 2017 TEDxAix talk, Shemin Nurmohamed discussed her career transitions from chemistry to investment banking to technology, and her view that confidence and embracing change are key to professional growth. She recounted turning down an early opportunity to join Amazon in 1994, calling it a "billion dollar lesson." Nurmohamed cited a Forbes study indicating that individuals who change careers every two years earn 50% more, and a McKinsey study showing that women represent 46% of the workforce but only 19% of C-level positions. She stated that women often apply for promotions only when they meet 100% of the criteria, while men apply at 60%, and argued that staying in a comfortable role can be riskier than pursuing new opportunities.