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Create Cover Marita Cheng was named one of 2018 Forbes World's Top 50 Women in Tech
 
CES aubot Marita founded robotics company Aubot making robots to help people in their everyday lives, Robogals to encourage girls into engineering, and Aipoly AI sight for the visually impaired
 
Korea speaking Marita has given over 350 speeches in the USA, Australia, the UK, China, France, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, UAE, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines, Taiwan, and Malaysia
 
Choose Maths Bus Melbourne Marita was 2012 Young Australian of the Year, and a 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30
 
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The Bubble

Published: Monday, 08 April 2013

I used to think the bubble was a bad thing.  The huge number of people who called themselves an entrepreneur.  The over-inflation of entrepreneurs in the world.  The many incremental projects that are being created.  I thought they give the profession 'entrepreneur' a bad name.

But now I think it's a good thing.

The demand for and from entrepreneurs has led to an increase in programmes and support structures for entrepreneurs, an increase in funding opportunities and more education on what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur - all over the world.  So the infrastructure support system has improved.

With more entrepreneurs in the game, there is more competition amongst products.  So the technology being created is better as a result of the competition.

Finally, as in any field, those who are most passionate and have the most drive and tenacity for their work, will ultimately prevail.

So it doesn't matter if there's heaps of other people trying to start up companies now.  That shouldn't affect you.  Just put your head down, do the hard work, and you will prevail.

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Marita ChengForbes named me a top 50 woman in tech globally, and 30 Under 30. I founded Robogals, and was Young Australian of the Year 2012. Currently working on robotics company, Aubot. I also give speeches around the world.

I tweet @maritacheng and I'm on Facebook.

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