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Mark Sim

Mark Sim

Dogtown Media

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Mark's work combines: Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Building Things

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Day In The Life

Business Development

Help people build mobile apps.

Skills & Education

Here's the path I took:

  • High School

    Hoover High

  • Bachelor's Degree

    Chemistry, General

    University of California-Los Angeles

  • Graduate Degree

    Business Administration and Management, General

    University of Southern California

Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Software Developers, Applications:

High School

Bachelor's Degree: Chemistry, General

Graduate Degree: Business Administration and Management, General

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Life & Career Milestones

I've taken a lot of twists and turns

  • 1.

    I immigrated to the United States when I was 8 years old.

  • 2.

    At 27, I got married. We've been married for 16 years now, and have 3 children.

  • 3.

    I started my first company after getting my MBA. It was an environmental consulting firm.

  • 4.

    I launched a mobile app start-up in 2011. I self-funded it.

  • 5.

    I had to shut down my mobile app start-up in 2016. Learned not to personalize failure.

  • 6.

    Have a new career plan. Still an entrepreneur at heart. Just enjoy solving complex problems.

Defining Moments

How I responded to discouragement

  • THE NOISE

    Messages from Myself:

    I don't have any special skills that makes me unique. Even though failure is more accepted now, people still judge me.

  • How I responded:

    It's okay to conform sometimes, but don't ever let go of your dreams. But if you conform, even temporarily, do the best there. You work for yourself, and should take pride in everything you do.

Experiences and challenges that shaped me

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  • Funded my own start-up. Lost my money. Now rebuilding again!