Haven King-Nobles, co-founder and executive director of the Fish Welfare Initiative, dives into the concept of high agency in entrepreneurship. He shares insights from his journey as a young entrepreneur, discussing the key traits for success and the mistakes he learned from. Haven elaborates on the ethical aspects of fish welfare, particularly in relation to pre-slaughter techniques in India. He also emphasizes the need for adaptability and local engagement in charity entrepreneurship, underlining the transformative impact of a proactive mindset.
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High Agency Defined
High agency individuals possess a wide locus of control, tackling challenges resourcefully.
They don't readily accept limitations, seeking solutions through various means.
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High Agency in Entrepreneurship
Embrace high agency in entrepreneurship to solve novel problems creatively.
Combine existing solutions, learn new skills, and persevere through challenges.
question_answer ANECDOTE
Founders' Lack of Experience
Haven and his co-founder, Tom, lacked experience when starting Fish Welfare Initiative.
They were young, straight out of college, with limited work experience.
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Haven King Nobles brings us a really refreshing topic this week as we explore high agency and the importance of this particular trait when it comes to entrepreneurship and continuous innovation.
We talk through Haven’s experience of being a young entrepreneur, the mistakes he made in the early days of founding the Fish Welfare Initiative, and some advice on the skills to develop to really excel in entrepreneurship.
Whilst this week's topic was high-agency, we of course talk to Haven about his experiencing the first organisation dedicated to working on fish, talking about some of their programmes and the challenges of working in India on this topic.
00:00:00:00 | Intro 00:05:41:13 | High agency 00:09:11:20 | Charity Entrepreneurship funding 00:12:49:12 | Fish Welfare Initiative 00:19:01:21 | Is there issue in movement with high agency? 00:25:37:17 | Cultivation of high agency 00:33:59:01 | FWI and India 00:39:19:23 | How to react to negative feedback 00:46:12:07 | Changing the world without qualifications 00:49:20:05 | Expanding to different countries 00:59:29:21 | Where else would high agency be useful 01:15:03:15 | Closing questions
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