I remember my first days as an entrepreneur. My first store was a novel cotton candy cart in Fiesta Carnival. My then-girlfriend (who is now my wife) helped me negotiate to get the space. The business was a simple idea that turned into a multimillion-peso business years after. I can still remember my excitement as I saw people line up to try a huge cotton candy. My parents’ house was the factory where we made the cotton candy mixes. Sacks of sugar filled my Dad’s office at our home. That was 32 years ago.

My son Christian and his cousin Michael also started a t-shirt venture a year ago. They called it Delivery One. It did not end up quite well. I told them that they should develop a retail brand if they want to, at least, have a chance to succeed. Having to outsource design and consign the shirts with other retail shops, nothing was left to keep as margins were all eaten up. Then, I told him to maybe just drop the idea and work for me.
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