I ran into some interesting YouTube clips
about seaweed this weekend.
One is worth a warm sunny day trip, to
check out the “Shell Beach” in Sonoma Coast State Park in California,
for some scenic hiking, seaweed harvest (free- if you harvest less than 10
lbs/person/day); as well as its geological values --- world-famous perfect exposures and incredible
variety of rocks and structures. 
Another is a movie “The Billionaire” ( Wai Roon Pan Lan). It is based on a real story about a young Thai
business owner--Aitthipat Kulapongvanich (AKA Tob or Top, same age with Mark
Zuckerberg) of the bestselling packaged seaweed snack sold in 7-elevens in Thailand (and
other 20+ countries).
Among the many facts that promoted the
success of Tob, I personally think the attributes of Tob and the relationship/partnership
between Tob and his uncle are the most touching and inspiring ones. Tob had
great entrepreneurial instinct. Most of us don’t dare to dive right in and risk
big for our dreams or any opportunity, but Tob did! Not only once, but persistently! He did not drench himself in grief of lost, he moved
forward and jumped into a new venture right after one failed. When Tob was too eager
for quick success, expansion and profits, his uncle reminded him to slow down. But
whatever decision Tob made, his uncle supported him. When Tob was anxious and
realized (after many failures) he often did not think things thoroughly, his
uncle encouraged him : “ you would not made it this far, if you did”.
At age 16, Tob gained 400,000 Baht (Thai
currency) monthly from playing online games.
At age 17, Tob started his chestnuts
business.
At age 19, Tob’s ‘Tao Kae Noi’ seaweed was
sold in 3,000 branches at 7-Eleven in Thailand.
What are you doing at his age? “Youth” is
certainly an important fact that contributes Tob’s failures as well as his
success.
P.S. "Tao Kae" in Thai mean
"Entrepreneur", Tao Kae Noi means Junior Boss/ young boss
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