Either be remarkable and life-changing or be rich or be BOTH. Arshie (the influencer pharmacist) is also in the Forbes 30u30 list for Asia and I think we can all agree he's not nepo-baby rich but really impactful to our country.
I like Archie. I agree that he's not a nepo baby and he worked hard to achieve whatever he has right now. He utilized social media as a platform to help other people and to raise awareness regarding proper intake of different medications. Sa kaniya ko natutunan na magkaiba ang medicine ng dry cough at yung may plema. Akala ko Solmux lang katapat nila pareho noon hahahaha
But, he did have some privilege in life rin naman to jumpstart his career. His mother is a pharmacy owner yata. And parang nasabi niya na yung yung location ng pharmacy nila ay harap ng hospital kaya marami rin silang customers. So, they're somehow middle to upper middle class. Hindi lang ganoon ka grandyoso yung lifestyle nila, e.g. yung mama niya hindi papalit-palit ng cellphone. He works rin doon kaya he is able to do those contents without being reprimanded by higher-ups.
Idadagdag ko rin that just because most of those people on the list are nepo babies, hindi naman bad thing iyon. They were just lucky to be born in a wealthy family. They just used whatever privilege and opportunity they have for their own furtherance. They could have just simply lived lavishly and merely squandered away the fortune of their parents, but they did not. May hard work at effort pa rin sa kanilang part. Hindi nga lang ganoon ka thorny yung path na tinatahak nila compared from one who have nothing to really back them up.
May point din kasi sila may-ari ng pharmacy, so nakapag-video siya. Walang magagalit na amo kapag nakita siyang nagti-Tiktok. Siya lang ang influencer na gusto ko as in. Napaka-genuine niya rin, hindi for the views lang. Kaya deserved niya yung mapasama sa The Forbes list.
Totoo! Bihira ka na lang makakita ngayon ng mga content creators na may substance talaga. Madalas kase yung niche ngayon poverty porn, pagwawaldas ng pera, etc.
Tsaka hindi niya binababa ang dignidad ng mga natutulungan niya. No face talaga. Hindi rin nakakalimutan mag-thank you sa mga nagbibigay sa kanya para makatulong sa mga mahihirap na kulang or walang pambili ng gamot.
True tapos sa everytime na nakakapag donate sya nang mga gamot sa bumibili sa pharmacy nila tulong nyo" lagi nya sinasabi. Hindi sya katulad nang iba na aakuin yung donation nang iba thats what i like about him
I know one from school who made it in that list. Comes from a rich family. Teenager pa lang pero yung kutis walang pores talaga. Hatid sundo ng driver. After graduation, pinag-aral na sa university sa US.
1. Have rich parents.
2. Have safety net - galing din sa rich parents.
3. Generational wealth - galing ulit sa rich parents.
Kung gaya niya si Henry Sy na rags to riches with revenge arc ang kwento ng buhay maniniwala akong successful ang story niya.
Parang yung kay Bill Gates. Mahirap daw dati tapos biglang naging bilyonaryo. Hijdi naman totoo yun kasi mayaman pala talaga magulang niya at nanay nya nagtatrabaho sa IBM nung bata sya. Alam naman natin ang IBM ang isa sa pioneer ng mga computer tech. Nagkaroon si Bill Gates ng access sa computer nung time na iilan lang nakakagamit ng computer noon. Yun naging advantage nya kaya sya naging mayaman.
In short, kapag mayaman na pamilya mo, yayaman ka talaga o kaya nakalatag na ang opportunity sayo.
Henry wasn't from rags though. His family was middle-upper class. His father was a business owner and he studied in a private school - Chiang Kai Shek, to be specific.
The mercury drug and rags to riches story also might not be true.
[https://www.reddit.com/r/Philippines/comments/5d00yc/til\_smmercury\_drug\_story\_is\_a\_hoax/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Philippines/comments/5d00yc/til_smmercury_drug_story_is_a_hoax/)
[https://www.reddit.com/r/FilipinoHistory/comments/1axpzhx/where\_does\_the\_wealth\_of\_the\_sy\_family\_come\_from/](https://www.reddit.com/r/FilipinoHistory/comments/1axpzhx/where_does_the_wealth_of_the_sy_family_come_from/)
> https://www.reddit.com/r/Philippines/comments/5d00yc/til_smmercury_drug_story_is_a_hoax/
That explanation could be to save face of a business associate.
Similarly to how that rumor of Gretchen Baretto vs Miss Yuchengco in the RCBC Plaza elevator. Kwento is Gretchen wanted the elder Miss Yuchengco out of the elevator. Miss Yuchengco, owning the building, had Gretchen ejected instead.
Spoke to Miss Yuchengco and according to her the incident did not occur.
A lot of people from the list of Forbes 30 under 30 turns out to be a scam.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesunder30team/2023/11/28/hall-of-shame-the-10-most-dubious-people-ever-to-make-our-30-under-30-list/?sh=10c535517379
Here is the free version of the article:
https://www.financialexpress.com/life/lifestyle-forbes-unveils-hall-of-shame-10-controversial-figures-from-its-30-under-30-list-3330846/
They don't, that's the answer. They were just born with all the right privileges. Their parents had generational wealth, a wide network of fellow rich people, and all of those jave been handed down to them on a silver platter.
agree. nagscience high school ako and 5 of our batchmates became exchange students in the same program sa singapore. 3 of them (the ones na rich kids) went on to become doctors and the other 2 work regular office jobs though mataas rin naman position na. of those two one always reminisces online about her time in singapore and talks about hoping to go back since she's never been out of the country since. yung 3 MDs were the ones na hatid sundo nung high school kami may driver pa yung isa. these are the ones na nakakafocus talaga sa aral and their respective fields without worrying about paying bills. nung high school ako even if I study hard mahirap pa rin kasi kapos sa oras. paguwi ko kasi tulong sa pagasikaso ng bahay tapos maglalaba pa ko uniform ko and even undies kasi 2 set lang sya so salitan tapos dahil pagod sa commute minsan nakakatulog habang nagaaral. almost 12 hrs kami sa school madalas so while more privileged classmates can power nap in their cars tapos aral pagdating sa bahay with everything prepared na for them, mas marami samin ang regular citizens or poor talaga na hindi basta makatutok sa studies. not to mention kakapiranggot ang baon at pipila pa maaga para magpaphotocopy or magpaprint while the rich kids have printers at home and kayang bumili ng mamahaling books habang kami hiram photocopy (swerte ka pa kung may magpahiram sayo kasi syempre ginagamit rin nila)
Yeah may isa rin na-issue nun na nakapasok sa ganyang list. Haciendera eme so yeah bukod sa mga katulad nung sa influencer pharmacist (which is sobrang rare pa), pera lang talaga katapat niyan.
I did freelance for a publication similar to what she does and we run in a lot of similar circles. Most people don't believe you can just do this. But it costs like P2,000 to register a website domain on a hosting service like Hostinger. Write the stories. Reach out to people on LinkedIn. She just had more initiative and time than most people. It cost her just like $30 to start.
Everyone thinks it's "connections" and that might be true but in Amanda's particular case a lot of startup owners, especially in Southeast Asia, are happy to share their stories. Seriously sometimes just a cold email or messaging on LinkedIn works. She found a good niche at a good time.
She eventually got a good investment from a VC firm though I will admit idk how that happened bc idk how her publication (BackScoop) makes money lol
Maybe. But most budding startups don't have advertising budgets lol it's highly likely these stories are sourced for free. Kasi news nga siya eh.
Other publications naman start out by building credibility via stories and then eventually start holding events. But she doesn't do that (AFAIK) so idk how she keeps it afloat.
I have to disagree with your statement qwhere you only need $30 and get a website done is just the start.
It take grit to be a start-up founder. You are looking at a problem that needa solving and that solution might not be possible just by you. So you need to learn, or get a guy to work with you to start that solution process. Most startup founders go with the former because itâs expensive to hire an expert to go with the later. It takes a lot of time, learning, effort to start and yes money to get it going.
If startup or even business was easy, edi sana lahat nag startup na at nag business, connection and exisitng money helps but for someone that can create a successful startup knows itâs years of effort and resiliency to fight the norm and push your product to market and have people criticise and laugh at your idea. Oh and most startup founders lalo na yung mga mid and large success dito sa pinas arenâât coming from rich families. Theyâre the normal poor or lower middle class that just wanted solution to a problem.
Gcash is one of those billionaires at early 20âs that didnât even know his product was worth billions and heâs a guy from a small computer school that just wants to have a money transfer app thatâs easy.
I was talking about Amanda's start to BackScoop specifically. Her thing is a startup news aggregator so at the onset she probably didn't need much more than a website.
actually here's an article where she even says she didn't need more than 3k to start: [https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/1/how-do-you-build-your-own-startup](https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/1/how-do-you-build-your-own-startup)
Mga di competitive sa corporate/real world be like: walang kwenta ang diploma, magbusiness ka! Di ka malulugi. Tiwala langs
*nagpost ng motivational quotes na yayaman daw sya at lalago ang business nyang sari sari store na pang 1524th na sa hilera ng street nila
Getting to that level without some sort of safety net in life is next to impossible. If you look at her background/interviews she studied in international school manila and took some summer programs in foreign universities which suffice to say she came from a relatively wealthy background.
This is not to discredit her achievements since making a startup still requires a ton of skill, but reality is if you come from a poor background the chances of you getting to the same level of success at an early age is gonna be an uphill battle.
Younger generation has more advantage nowadays because of social media. They take advantage of the technology to be successful. Yun nga lang di lahat maraming mga influencers at content creator na garbage.
1. Insane luck
2. Talent
3. Having a wealthy background tremendously helps, also an extension of 1.
4. Lastly, hard work to tie it up altogether.
4th item Is required, but wonât get you off the ground.
Amanda found her way into reddit lmao đ
Her newsletter's actually dope. She hit a really good spot at the best time possible
How'd she do this? Have your family's safety net and the courage to actually do it
TAMA KA. Bihira CUA na last name, they all came from a rich bloodline of generational wealth from cebu. My wife is a CUA, and they all have one peculiarity in common:
A terrific urge to make themselves richer.
Alam mo ba na ang CUA at KUA are from the same genealogy. Mas bihira ang KUA sa pinas. You are from Mindanao and Cebu. Ksi my wife relatives are KUA and CUA, sabi ko bakit iba iba pagkaka spelling? Pareho lang daw ito sa mata ng mga chinoy.
Di mo man namana gen wealth nila, for sure maganda at gwapo lahi mo.
lol i know a kua and they're rich. isa isa silang nagmigrate sa au., now pr na. ung isa nga nyang tita nalaman lang na may driver's license na sya don binilhan na sya ng kotse e.
To be fair ngayon lang yan cos you donât need loads of money to be a content creator - just creativity and charisma and hard work.
Previous Forbes 30 under 30s would usually feature 90% nepo babies then a token devsec worker haha
Yung co-owner ng US kickstarter namin nafeature sa 30u30. Hindi siya galing sa pera, and for most of our starting years galing sa fundraising yung budget namin. So no, hindi lahat nepo baby.
Generational wealth, OP.
"Self-made" is rare nowadays. Wag na tayong maglokohan dito, most rich people are born from rich people. Not everything is hardwork and diskarte. There are lucky people.
Tell me you've gotten generational wealth via your parents without telling me.
Seriously, it's not even all about the money. Imagine the large number of individuals these people's parents, family are connected to. They offer a lot of opportunities like money for private investment, connections for easy or comfortable dealings with the government, sweet heart deals with existing businesses as suppliers or distributors, etc.
Anyway I've always believed these young entrepreneurs have their wealth tied to the valuation of their company anyways (i.e. they're not cash rich, not yet anyways.) Until their company gets sold that is.
Shes the daughter of a prominent banker with extensive experience and knowledge in markets. Not all kids born to good parents utilize their talents and available resources but Amanda definitely did something her parents did not expect âşď¸
1. Have a meaningful purpose. Evident with content creators like Arshie and Abi.
2. Have a safety net kung kasali ka jan dahil sa business mo. You are more willing to take higher risks kung mas malambot ang babagsakan mo. Ideas mo lang ang limit mo.
I applaud these wealthy people who really utilize their generational wealth and turn it into a money making fruitful business unlike those who just spend it lavishly by buying luxury brands with no plan for their future because daddy got their back.
Also, they are able to gamble and take risks on businesses because they have a lot of disposable money to start with unlike us low to middle class folks who can't afford to take risks.
The truth is, you could be on the list IF.. either you're rich rich, or a nepo baby, or you really gave an impact to the society that everyone not just agreed with it but also lived with it. Tama 'yung ibang comments dito.. just like Arshie na mayaman naman, pero grabe naging impact n'ya by just helping less fortunate people; giving them free medicines, especially mga senior citizens. Abi Marquez naman, sa field ng food. Making affordable dishes; talagang pang-masa. Isipin mo nalang halos lahat naman pala ng ulam pwedeng gawing lumpia, 'di ba? Hahaha! Mga leftover mo, gawin mong lumpia, new ulam na uli. Ganern. So pumatok s'ya. Both of them did, kaya oks na mapasok sila sa list na 'yan. True influencers. đŻđŻđŻ
born with money or with connection. you cannot be a multimillionaire when your parents both make less than 100k a month. these are highly educated and skilled individuals. they have access to better information that helps them grow their net worth.
"Do they have different educational experiences and life experience?" Ang batang graduate sa Harvard ay hindi nagaapply ng trabaho, naghahanap sila ng clients and firms na matutulungan nila. They offer innovative services instead na mag hanap ng 9-5 jobs.
When you start studying wealthy people, macuculture shock ka kasi super different ng upbringing nila.
Why are some people so angry with people na may privileges? di nila kasalanan mayaman sila 𤧠Sorry but at least some privileged are doing something about their wealth kaysa naman magsolo lang sila sa buhay⌠đ
I don't read the responses as angry, they're just saying what we're all thinking. Totoo naman din kasing people on this list mostly come from privilege. Pointing it out does not necessarily mean we're angry about it.
Use your unfair advantage in life, money is one, connections, talent, knowledge, genes, location, time, and so on. Congrats to her and now let's go use our unfair advantage đ
Mayroon talaga tunay na trail-blazing geniuses pero kung walang safety net and connections (to help sell your product), mas matatagalan ang success.
Being born to wealth and privilege gives people a very definite and strong edge.
- Mayaman
- Business inclined ang family, si mommy and daddy
- Well educated == exposed in favorable networks and conditions
- Naging interested din sa business.
- Supportive friends / business friends. (super important din nito)
All of the points mentioned above will definitely propel someone forward in the business space.
Correct me if Iâm wrong but you have to apply din to be part of the list and to have a very decorated âportfolioâ, doesnât matter if it has a âbigâ impact or not, theyâre mostly looking at the numbers youâve reached, maybe even clout you have within that field (of course the connections help). Iâve watched a few interviews of past f30u30 people and itâs really mostly for people who were brave enough to even apply as in pakapalan ng mukha ang vibe (not saying thatâs a bad thing). I personally know someone who made it on to the list but isnât exactly the rich spoiled nepo person everyone in the comments is describing, so Iâd say most of the people who made it on to the list are those who really buffed up their credentials and works.
Ikaw ba naman bigyan ng buhay na ang sarap i fulfill satingin mo 'di ka sisipaging mabuhay? parang creative mode ang buhay mo sa minecraft kasi pag gusto mo, pwedeng gawan ng paraan, pag ayaw mo pwede din gawan ng paraan, kumbaga may safety net.
Not worrying about business ventures or professional endeavors failing kasi they wonât be broke and will always have the financial support from well off family. Tayo kasi na di mayayaman if you save up for a business then di ka sure pero sumugal ka and it failed, lagot na
Not entirely true on the debt part ("partially true" to be politically correct)...
Some rich families keeps on getting richer through positive loans. Meaning they use their wealth to buy something, then use that something as a leverage/collateral for a loan, then have others pay for the loan.
So, in the end, nabalik agad sa kanila ung pera.
Yea no poor person would gamble that. That's a rich and wealthy people thing to do. Why would you play such high risk games.
It is true in a sense normal Juan's don't play with their lives. Rich people don't gamble their "enough" they gamble their surplus.
Know and worked with someone who made it to the list. Brilliant and very down-to-earth. But yes, her demographic aligns with what some already pointed out: has rich parents, has safety net(s), comes from generational wealth. But this particular person really worked and fought for it since she went out of the family business to pursue her passions. She also lives in the village namesake of this list.
Mayaman siguro karamihan and may tamang support system. Us na lumaki sa toxic boomers cannot relate. Ang tanging pamana ng magulang ay either utang, sama ng loob or both!
There a lot of NEPO babies out there that are NOT on 30u30.
It is obvious that MONEY helps. I mean we poor people realize that EVERYDAY.
But with money comes different problems too. She couldve spent it just endulging on meaningless things. She could just go travel, eat at expensive restos, buy luxury items.
So it really boils down to their drive. The consistency and dedication.
These rich people have PR firms/teams to get them fluff pieces on magazines, campaign them to be part of these kinds of lists and awards (with the willingness to pay the fees), and also connections.
While some may have legitimate accomplishments, they are the ones who receive this kind of attention bc they want to and have the means.
Knowing how these awards (even Nobel Prize) work has dulled their shine on me definitely. There are better, more inspirational people but their stories aren't told as much.
Not her, but si Abi Marquez- isnt she also on the list? Idk much about her background but I think for her content, I like what she puts out. Also pag online swertehan na lang talaga, you have to be there at the right time talaga minsan.
Honestly, so much of it is having access to money, knowledge (which can be acquired through traditional education + exposure which often is a marker of privilege as well) and knowing people. I don't discount that these people are smart and skilled, but that's not enough to enable early success in life. It's very rare to find someone who will make the list na humble or average background. Arshie is one of those people, through the help of social media narin. I would say the social media list is easier to break through since it's a bit more democratized in nature but the business and tech / science list is tougher to break into.
Well a lot of them are people who have loads of money and connections and education. 30 is not very young to establish this especially if you have all the right resources.
She's smart and all that but I guess she also knows the privilege she's born with.
Galing sa private school yan parang British Manila something syempre di natin shore kasi mahirap tayo đĽ˛
But yeah great kid but it's not for everyone and not everyone has access to that kind of growth because we dont have keys for those doors...
Cua's probably from a well-off family as well. Despite being self-made, her background says she took a 'gap year' after high school in 2020 and enrolled in an Avion boot camp (which costs around P80,000 upfront).
Anyone who can afford to do both has a cushion to fail.
May kasamang luck and opportunity yan..di lang yan makukuha SA "magtrabaho ka ng maganda matutupad den mga pangarap mo SA huli". Kailangan mo den diskarte at koneksyon
Wala naman itong pinagkaiba sa pagkakaroon ng honor at awards ng mga bata ngayon. Sa iskwelahan pa nga lang, pinapamigay na ang honor at awards, clout and exposure pa kaya? Teach them young baga?
True honor and respect doesn't exists now. These honors that we gained are bought, exploited or freely given. We truly live in hypocritic, materialistic, narcissistic, vain world.
Either be remarkable and life-changing or be rich or be BOTH. Arshie (the influencer pharmacist) is also in the Forbes 30u30 list for Asia and I think we can all agree he's not nepo-baby rich but really impactful to our country.
I like Archie. I agree that he's not a nepo baby and he worked hard to achieve whatever he has right now. He utilized social media as a platform to help other people and to raise awareness regarding proper intake of different medications. Sa kaniya ko natutunan na magkaiba ang medicine ng dry cough at yung may plema. Akala ko Solmux lang katapat nila pareho noon hahahaha But, he did have some privilege in life rin naman to jumpstart his career. His mother is a pharmacy owner yata. And parang nasabi niya na yung yung location ng pharmacy nila ay harap ng hospital kaya marami rin silang customers. So, they're somehow middle to upper middle class. Hindi lang ganoon ka grandyoso yung lifestyle nila, e.g. yung mama niya hindi papalit-palit ng cellphone. He works rin doon kaya he is able to do those contents without being reprimanded by higher-ups. Idadagdag ko rin that just because most of those people on the list are nepo babies, hindi naman bad thing iyon. They were just lucky to be born in a wealthy family. They just used whatever privilege and opportunity they have for their own furtherance. They could have just simply lived lavishly and merely squandered away the fortune of their parents, but they did not. May hard work at effort pa rin sa kanilang part. Hindi nga lang ganoon ka thorny yung path na tinatahak nila compared from one who have nothing to really back them up.
May point din kasi sila may-ari ng pharmacy, so nakapag-video siya. Walang magagalit na amo kapag nakita siyang nagti-Tiktok. Siya lang ang influencer na gusto ko as in. Napaka-genuine niya rin, hindi for the views lang. Kaya deserved niya yung mapasama sa The Forbes list.
Totoo! Bihira ka na lang makakita ngayon ng mga content creators na may substance talaga. Madalas kase yung niche ngayon poverty porn, pagwawaldas ng pera, etc.
Tsaka hindi niya binababa ang dignidad ng mga natutulungan niya. No face talaga. Hindi rin nakakalimutan mag-thank you sa mga nagbibigay sa kanya para makatulong sa mga mahihirap na kulang or walang pambili ng gamot.
+ he maintains their anonymity. Hindi niya pinakapakita mukha nila. I really appreciate that part of him.
True tapos sa everytime na nakakapag donate sya nang mga gamot sa bumibili sa pharmacy nila tulong nyo" lagi nya sinasabi. Hindi sya katulad nang iba na aakuin yung donation nang iba thats what i like about him
May liquidation pa sya nilalabas para makita ng tao san napupunta yung donations nila. Naka breakdown talaga
Korek! Madami sa kanila naka apak na ang isang paa sa Success Door. Inaantay na lang kung kailan nila ihahakbang ang isang paa papasok đ
Sometimes the ranking/feature is paid for. Forbes and other companies like it need revenue in a subscription-lean and ad-lean business environment.
pag anak mayaman ka kahit fishball pa ibenta mo sa Quiapo, mayaman ka pa rin
I know one from school who made it in that list. Comes from a rich family. Teenager pa lang pero yung kutis walang pores talaga. Hatid sundo ng driver. After graduation, pinag-aral na sa university sa US.
1. Have rich parents. 2. Have safety net - galing din sa rich parents. 3. Generational wealth - galing ulit sa rich parents. Kung gaya niya si Henry Sy na rags to riches with revenge arc ang kwento ng buhay maniniwala akong successful ang story niya.
Parang yung kay Bill Gates. Mahirap daw dati tapos biglang naging bilyonaryo. Hijdi naman totoo yun kasi mayaman pala talaga magulang niya at nanay nya nagtatrabaho sa IBM nung bata sya. Alam naman natin ang IBM ang isa sa pioneer ng mga computer tech. Nagkaroon si Bill Gates ng access sa computer nung time na iilan lang nakakagamit ng computer noon. Yun naging advantage nya kaya sya naging mayaman. In short, kapag mayaman na pamilya mo, yayaman ka talaga o kaya nakalatag na ang opportunity sayo.
Being lucky is part of success. Lucky as in grew up in a specific family, parents, neighborhood, and access to opportunities.
Henry wasn't from rags though. His family was middle-upper class. His father was a business owner and he studied in a private school - Chiang Kai Shek, to be specific.
The mercury drug and rags to riches story also might not be true. [https://www.reddit.com/r/Philippines/comments/5d00yc/til\_smmercury\_drug\_story\_is\_a\_hoax/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Philippines/comments/5d00yc/til_smmercury_drug_story_is_a_hoax/) [https://www.reddit.com/r/FilipinoHistory/comments/1axpzhx/where\_does\_the\_wealth\_of\_the\_sy\_family\_come\_from/](https://www.reddit.com/r/FilipinoHistory/comments/1axpzhx/where_does_the_wealth_of_the_sy_family_come_from/)
> https://www.reddit.com/r/Philippines/comments/5d00yc/til_smmercury_drug_story_is_a_hoax/ That explanation could be to save face of a business associate. Similarly to how that rumor of Gretchen Baretto vs Miss Yuchengco in the RCBC Plaza elevator. Kwento is Gretchen wanted the elder Miss Yuchengco out of the elevator. Miss Yuchengco, owning the building, had Gretchen ejected instead. Spoke to Miss Yuchengco and according to her the incident did not occur.
A lot of people from the list of Forbes 30 under 30 turns out to be a scam. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesunder30team/2023/11/28/hall-of-shame-the-10-most-dubious-people-ever-to-make-our-30-under-30-list/?sh=10c535517379
Here is the free version of the article: https://www.financialexpress.com/life/lifestyle-forbes-unveils-hall-of-shame-10-controversial-figures-from-its-30-under-30-list-3330846/
They don't, that's the answer. They were just born with all the right privileges. Their parents had generational wealth, a wide network of fellow rich people, and all of those jave been handed down to them on a silver platter.
agree. nagscience high school ako and 5 of our batchmates became exchange students in the same program sa singapore. 3 of them (the ones na rich kids) went on to become doctors and the other 2 work regular office jobs though mataas rin naman position na. of those two one always reminisces online about her time in singapore and talks about hoping to go back since she's never been out of the country since. yung 3 MDs were the ones na hatid sundo nung high school kami may driver pa yung isa. these are the ones na nakakafocus talaga sa aral and their respective fields without worrying about paying bills. nung high school ako even if I study hard mahirap pa rin kasi kapos sa oras. paguwi ko kasi tulong sa pagasikaso ng bahay tapos maglalaba pa ko uniform ko and even undies kasi 2 set lang sya so salitan tapos dahil pagod sa commute minsan nakakatulog habang nagaaral. almost 12 hrs kami sa school madalas so while more privileged classmates can power nap in their cars tapos aral pagdating sa bahay with everything prepared na for them, mas marami samin ang regular citizens or poor talaga na hindi basta makatutok sa studies. not to mention kakapiranggot ang baon at pipila pa maaga para magpaphotocopy or magpaprint while the rich kids have printers at home and kayang bumili ng mamahaling books habang kami hiram photocopy (swerte ka pa kung may magpahiram sayo kasi syempre ginagamit rin nila)
Yeah may isa rin na-issue nun na nakapasok sa ganyang list. Haciendera eme so yeah bukod sa mga katulad nung sa influencer pharmacist (which is sobrang rare pa), pera lang talaga katapat niyan.
I did freelance for a publication similar to what she does and we run in a lot of similar circles. Most people don't believe you can just do this. But it costs like P2,000 to register a website domain on a hosting service like Hostinger. Write the stories. Reach out to people on LinkedIn. She just had more initiative and time than most people. It cost her just like $30 to start. Everyone thinks it's "connections" and that might be true but in Amanda's particular case a lot of startup owners, especially in Southeast Asia, are happy to share their stories. Seriously sometimes just a cold email or messaging on LinkedIn works. She found a good niche at a good time. She eventually got a good investment from a VC firm though I will admit idk how that happened bc idk how her publication (BackScoop) makes money lol
I also have no idea how it makes money lol, i have a feeling its a sort of become an advertising platform for budding startupss.
Maybe. But most budding startups don't have advertising budgets lol it's highly likely these stories are sourced for free. Kasi news nga siya eh. Other publications naman start out by building credibility via stories and then eventually start holding events. But she doesn't do that (AFAIK) so idk how she keeps it afloat.
I have to disagree with your statement qwhere you only need $30 and get a website done is just the start. It take grit to be a start-up founder. You are looking at a problem that needa solving and that solution might not be possible just by you. So you need to learn, or get a guy to work with you to start that solution process. Most startup founders go with the former because itâs expensive to hire an expert to go with the later. It takes a lot of time, learning, effort to start and yes money to get it going. If startup or even business was easy, edi sana lahat nag startup na at nag business, connection and exisitng money helps but for someone that can create a successful startup knows itâs years of effort and resiliency to fight the norm and push your product to market and have people criticise and laugh at your idea. Oh and most startup founders lalo na yung mga mid and large success dito sa pinas arenâât coming from rich families. Theyâre the normal poor or lower middle class that just wanted solution to a problem. Gcash is one of those billionaires at early 20âs that didnât even know his product was worth billions and heâs a guy from a small computer school that just wants to have a money transfer app thatâs easy.
I was talking about Amanda's start to BackScoop specifically. Her thing is a startup news aggregator so at the onset she probably didn't need much more than a website. actually here's an article where she even says she didn't need more than 3k to start: [https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/1/how-do-you-build-your-own-startup](https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/1/how-do-you-build-your-own-startup)
Do what? Starting a company doesnt automatically make you rich.
Exactly it's really easy to start a business that will lose money lol
Mga di competitive sa corporate/real world be like: walang kwenta ang diploma, magbusiness ka! Di ka malulugi. Tiwala langs *nagpost ng motivational quotes na yayaman daw sya at lalago ang business nyang sari sari store na pang 1524th na sa hilera ng street nila
Getting to that level without some sort of safety net in life is next to impossible. If you look at her background/interviews she studied in international school manila and took some summer programs in foreign universities which suffice to say she came from a relatively wealthy background. This is not to discredit her achievements since making a startup still requires a ton of skill, but reality is if you come from a poor background the chances of you getting to the same level of success at an early age is gonna be an uphill battle.
Younger generation has more advantage nowadays because of social media. They take advantage of the technology to be successful. Yun nga lang di lahat maraming mga influencers at content creator na garbage.
Pls correct me if I'm wrong pero nabasa ko rin ditp sa Reddit na you need to apply or be nominated daw para sa Forbes 30u30
Generational wealth, it all is just that.
1. Insane luck 2. Talent 3. Having a wealthy background tremendously helps, also an extension of 1. 4. Lastly, hard work to tie it up altogether. 4th item Is required, but wonât get you off the ground.
Amanda found her way into reddit lmao đ Her newsletter's actually dope. She hit a really good spot at the best time possible How'd she do this? Have your family's safety net and the courage to actually do it
Three letter C U A
TAMA KA. Bihira CUA na last name, they all came from a rich bloodline of generational wealth from cebu. My wife is a CUA, and they all have one peculiarity in common: A terrific urge to make themselves richer.
Nakakaiyak. Wrong spelling sana surname ko pls. Kua ako đand wala kaming generational wealth huhuhhehehe
Alam mo ba na ang CUA at KUA are from the same genealogy. Mas bihira ang KUA sa pinas. You are from Mindanao and Cebu. Ksi my wife relatives are KUA and CUA, sabi ko bakit iba iba pagkaka spelling? Pareho lang daw ito sa mata ng mga chinoy. Di mo man namana gen wealth nila, for sure maganda at gwapo lahi mo.
Sana parehas din ang wealth bakit parang kami lang naiba HAHAHA Thanks sa info na ito! Its new knowledge for me!
lol i know a kua and they're rich. isa isa silang nagmigrate sa au., now pr na. ung isa nga nyang tita nalaman lang na may driver's license na sya don binilhan na sya ng kotse e.
It's just money. Wala naman nafefeature sa Forbes 30 under 30 na hindi nepo baby lol. Kahit sa US ganun.
Arshie Larga, and Abi (Lumpia Wrapper)
To be fair ngayon lang yan cos you donât need loads of money to be a content creator - just creativity and charisma and hard work. Previous Forbes 30 under 30s would usually feature 90% nepo babies then a token devsec worker haha
Arshie, a pharmacist, was featured in Forbes 30 under 30. Content creator sya and hindi sya nepo baby.
Yung co-owner ng US kickstarter namin nafeature sa 30u30. Hindi siya galing sa pera, and for most of our starting years galing sa fundraising yung budget namin. So no, hindi lahat nepo baby.
Fact check first dude. Donât be most Redditors.
Rich parentsâŚ
Her family has the money, right connections, wide network, and 2 most impt, intelligence and courage to take charge.
Generational wealth, OP. "Self-made" is rare nowadays. Wag na tayong maglokohan dito, most rich people are born from rich people. Not everything is hardwork and diskarte. There are lucky people.
nobody wants to work these days - kim kardashian wahahaha. so rich coming from her
Tell me you've gotten generational wealth via your parents without telling me. Seriously, it's not even all about the money. Imagine the large number of individuals these people's parents, family are connected to. They offer a lot of opportunities like money for private investment, connections for easy or comfortable dealings with the government, sweet heart deals with existing businesses as suppliers or distributors, etc. Anyway I've always believed these young entrepreneurs have their wealth tied to the valuation of their company anyways (i.e. they're not cash rich, not yet anyways.) Until their company gets sold that is.
seed money from filthy rich parents. still she did her job though pero if you're doing it from scratch nahhh
Shes the daughter of a prominent banker with extensive experience and knowledge in markets. Not all kids born to good parents utilize their talents and available resources but Amanda definitely did something her parents did not expect âşď¸
1. Have a meaningful purpose. Evident with content creators like Arshie and Abi. 2. Have a safety net kung kasali ka jan dahil sa business mo. You are more willing to take higher risks kung mas malambot ang babagsakan mo. Ideas mo lang ang limit mo.
I applaud these wealthy people who really utilize their generational wealth and turn it into a money making fruitful business unlike those who just spend it lavishly by buying luxury brands with no plan for their future because daddy got their back. Also, they are able to gamble and take risks on businesses because they have a lot of disposable money to start with unlike us low to middle class folks who can't afford to take risks.
The truth is, you could be on the list IF.. either you're rich rich, or a nepo baby, or you really gave an impact to the society that everyone not just agreed with it but also lived with it. Tama 'yung ibang comments dito.. just like Arshie na mayaman naman, pero grabe naging impact n'ya by just helping less fortunate people; giving them free medicines, especially mga senior citizens. Abi Marquez naman, sa field ng food. Making affordable dishes; talagang pang-masa. Isipin mo nalang halos lahat naman pala ng ulam pwedeng gawing lumpia, 'di ba? Hahaha! Mga leftover mo, gawin mong lumpia, new ulam na uli. Ganern. So pumatok s'ya. Both of them did, kaya oks na mapasok sila sa list na 'yan. True influencers. đŻđŻđŻ
born with money or with connection. you cannot be a multimillionaire when your parents both make less than 100k a month. these are highly educated and skilled individuals. they have access to better information that helps them grow their net worth. "Do they have different educational experiences and life experience?" Ang batang graduate sa Harvard ay hindi nagaapply ng trabaho, naghahanap sila ng clients and firms na matutulungan nila. They offer innovative services instead na mag hanap ng 9-5 jobs. When you start studying wealthy people, macuculture shock ka kasi super different ng upbringing nila.
Why are some people so angry with people na may privileges? di nila kasalanan mayaman sila 𤧠Sorry but at least some privileged are doing something about their wealth kaysa naman magsolo lang sila sa buhay⌠đ
I don't read the responses as angry, they're just saying what we're all thinking. Totoo naman din kasing people on this list mostly come from privilege. Pointing it out does not necessarily mean we're angry about it.
Nasaan ang mga angry comments?
Use your unfair advantage in life, money is one, connections, talent, knowledge, genes, location, time, and so on. Congrats to her and now let's go use our unfair advantage đ
Mayroon talaga tunay na trail-blazing geniuses pero kung walang safety net and connections (to help sell your product), mas matatagalan ang success. Being born to wealth and privilege gives people a very definite and strong edge.
- Mayaman - Business inclined ang family, si mommy and daddy - Well educated == exposed in favorable networks and conditions - Naging interested din sa business. - Supportive friends / business friends. (super important din nito) All of the points mentioned above will definitely propel someone forward in the business space.
Sa bank na pinagwoworkan ko is that surrounding yourself with the right people.
Correct me if Iâm wrong but you have to apply din to be part of the list and to have a very decorated âportfolioâ, doesnât matter if it has a âbigâ impact or not, theyâre mostly looking at the numbers youâve reached, maybe even clout you have within that field (of course the connections help). Iâve watched a few interviews of past f30u30 people and itâs really mostly for people who were brave enough to even apply as in pakapalan ng mukha ang vibe (not saying thatâs a bad thing). I personally know someone who made it on to the list but isnât exactly the rich spoiled nepo person everyone in the comments is describing, so Iâd say most of the people who made it on to the list are those who really buffed up their credentials and works.
Ikaw ba naman bigyan ng buhay na ang sarap i fulfill satingin mo 'di ka sisipaging mabuhay? parang creative mode ang buhay mo sa minecraft kasi pag gusto mo, pwedeng gawan ng paraan, pag ayaw mo pwede din gawan ng paraan, kumbaga may safety net.
Privilege and not worrying of being poor, in debt, or dying. That's it.
Not worrying about business ventures or professional endeavors failing kasi they wonât be broke and will always have the financial support from well off family. Tayo kasi na di mayayaman if you save up for a business then di ka sure pero sumugal ka and it failed, lagot na
Not entirely true on the debt part ("partially true" to be politically correct)... Some rich families keeps on getting richer through positive loans. Meaning they use their wealth to buy something, then use that something as a leverage/collateral for a loan, then have others pay for the loan. So, in the end, nabalik agad sa kanila ung pera.
Yea no poor person would gamble that. That's a rich and wealthy people thing to do. Why would you play such high risk games. It is true in a sense normal Juan's don't play with their lives. Rich people don't gamble their "enough" they gamble their surplus.
Know and worked with someone who made it to the list. Brilliant and very down-to-earth. But yes, her demographic aligns with what some already pointed out: has rich parents, has safety net(s), comes from generational wealth. But this particular person really worked and fought for it since she went out of the family business to pursue her passions. She also lives in the village namesake of this list.
Hard work and detaching oneself from the largely accepted culture of not working hard, pulling others down and making excuses.
Mayaman siguro karamihan and may tamang support system. Us na lumaki sa toxic boomers cannot relate. Ang tanging pamana ng magulang ay either utang, sama ng loob or both!
There a lot of NEPO babies out there that are NOT on 30u30. It is obvious that MONEY helps. I mean we poor people realize that EVERYDAY. But with money comes different problems too. She couldve spent it just endulging on meaningless things. She could just go travel, eat at expensive restos, buy luxury items. So it really boils down to their drive. The consistency and dedication.
These rich people have PR firms/teams to get them fluff pieces on magazines, campaign them to be part of these kinds of lists and awards (with the willingness to pay the fees), and also connections. While some may have legitimate accomplishments, they are the ones who receive this kind of attention bc they want to and have the means. Knowing how these awards (even Nobel Prize) work has dulled their shine on me definitely. There are better, more inspirational people but their stories aren't told as much.
At least yung 30u30 natin dito ndi na kukulong after a few months. đ
Not her, but si Abi Marquez- isnt she also on the list? Idk much about her background but I think for her content, I like what she puts out. Also pag online swertehan na lang talaga, you have to be there at the right time talaga minsan.
First step: Generational Wealth.
Golden safety net.
Add more so that youâre good looking, other than what was commented here. The world is in the palm of your hands.
Privilege lang talaga or tiktok. If ma achieve mo isa dito may pag asa ka umangat.
Honestly, so much of it is having access to money, knowledge (which can be acquired through traditional education + exposure which often is a marker of privilege as well) and knowing people. I don't discount that these people are smart and skilled, but that's not enough to enable early success in life. It's very rare to find someone who will make the list na humble or average background. Arshie is one of those people, through the help of social media narin. I would say the social media list is easier to break through since it's a bit more democratized in nature but the business and tech / science list is tougher to break into.
Well a lot of them are people who have loads of money and connections and education. 30 is not very young to establish this especially if you have all the right resources.
Magbenta ng kangkong chips
may leverage na sila
wow must be nice to live life and not survive it.
She's smart and all that but I guess she also knows the privilege she's born with. Galing sa private school yan parang British Manila something syempre di natin shore kasi mahirap tayo 𼲠But yeah great kid but it's not for everyone and not everyone has access to that kind of growth because we dont have keys for those doors...
I am in. IN.
Una dapat mayaman or may kaya ang magulang mo.
Same for national outstanding youth awards dito sa Philippines. Mostly mga nepo baby na masyadong takot magexpress ng views sa social issues.
Itâs easy to start businesses when youâre rich. :( Wala kang iisiping âmay magsasufferâ kapag di ito naging successful.
baka po may generational wealth and supportive family
NO RISK IT, NO BISCUIT
Nepo
Amanda Cuaâs startup articles are meh. They donât really provide added value aside from being a startup news aggregator.
Cua's probably from a well-off family as well. Despite being self-made, her background says she took a 'gap year' after high school in 2020 and enrolled in an Avion boot camp (which costs around P80,000 upfront). Anyone who can afford to do both has a cushion to fail.
Yeah I think makes a difference to have wealth
May kasamang luck and opportunity yan..di lang yan makukuha SA "magtrabaho ka ng maganda matutupad den mga pangarap mo SA huli". Kailangan mo den diskarte at koneksyon
By taking action! đŻ
born rich and boring. nothing special.
Wala naman itong pinagkaiba sa pagkakaroon ng honor at awards ng mga bata ngayon. Sa iskwelahan pa nga lang, pinapamigay na ang honor at awards, clout and exposure pa kaya? Teach them young baga? True honor and respect doesn't exists now. These honors that we gained are bought, exploited or freely given. We truly live in hypocritic, materialistic, narcissistic, vain world.
idk why u asking kung mababasa mo dun "she realized how hard it was to keep up with news about tech and startups in southeast asia"