The Power of Perseverance in Entrepreneurship
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Entrepreneurship, at its core, is about never quitting. Will Trepp’s journey as a co-founder of Rockport started with a desire to build something of his own. Reflecting on the challenges and rewards of starting a company from scratch, Will discusses the importance of perseverance, self-belief, and pushing beyond perceived limits.
Building a successful company from scratch requires more than just vision—it demands grit, resilience, and a deep understanding of technology and finance. Will Trepp, COO of Rockport, shares his journey from founding Rockport with limited resources to leading it through a competitive landscape. With a background in Computer Science from Dartmouth and extensive experience in CRE Finance and CMBS Securitization, Will’s unique expertise has been crucial in Rockport’s success.
In this video, he shares his personal philosophy that success in entrepreneurship comes from seeing hard things and moving forward anyway. It’s a testament to the spirit of endurance and grit that drives entrepreneurs to keep going until they win, no matter the obstacles.
To learn more about Rockport and the Trepp legacy, visit www.therockportgroup.com.
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Entrepreneurship at its most basic, comes down to not quitting. In entrepreneurship and in endurance sports, the only time you lose is if you quit. If you simply don't quit, it never ends. And so, just keep going till you win. And that is a great entrepreneurship lesson. Obviously, my father was the founder of Trepp, and if I'd gone there and I had succeeded, everyone would have just assumed it was because my dad was the founder, and if I'd gone there and I had failed, it would have been even worse.
So, I wanted to start on my own and do my own thing, which I did for about four years in banking, and then an opportunity arose where Rick, Eric, and I could start a company from scratch. And we did, no clients, basically no people, no revenue. It was fun to build it from scratch and know that I could own what I built. People self-limit so much in life, where they see something and they claim they want it, but then they see how hard it is and so they stop.
I think one of the things that's beautiful about entrepreneurship is those are the people that don't. Who see those hard things and forge forward anyway.
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