I had the opportunity to interview my mentor yesterday; I asked him some questions about the company and his work there. When I asked him how he ended up getting into drones and how he came up with the idea of running a drone company, he responded by saying, “it was something I always loved to do”. RC vehicles were something he was always into and after he would get out of work he would always mess around with RC vehicles. Since working with RC vehicles was something he had fun doing, he did often. After realizing the many applications that drones could be used for and how much he enjoyed working with drones he decided to start ACTION DRONE USA. The company has been up and running for 1 year and 6 months. I also asked Darryl, my mentor, what he enjoys most about working at Action Drone. He told me that making/building/designing is something that he loves doing and did before as a hobby and now that he gets paid for doing what he loves, he explained, “It’s a dream come true”. Next I asked him if there was anything that he wished he realized when he was my age that he realizes now. Darryl went on to talk about the importance of a balanced IQ and EQ and also the importance of networking. He said that it's important to expand our network with people and get to know as many people as possible. After that he went on to say how it doesn't matter how smart you are if you can't collaborate and be able to talk with people; without those skills, you won't be able to get higher and more important positions. The stuff you learn at school and university will only take you so far and you will always need to learn new information. As Darryl said “Strive for being perfect but never be it.” For the last question, I asked him what is the goal he has for Action Drone and when does he think he’ll reach it, if he hasn't already. He wants Action Drone to be immersed into society and help the world out. He wants the drones his company makes to help and improve the world in a positive way, whatever way possible. However, not only improve does he want the drones to improve the world for people but he wants them to improve the earth too.
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