SeedQuest Forum

Habé Roode - Hygrotech International Inc.

June 2003

	What was it like to grow up in the business when your father was running it? How did you experience things from your point of view as an adolescent and a young man?
	What path did you follow to learn the trade? How different was it from what a young European or American would have done?
	How steep was your learning curve when you started working full time in the company?
	What have been the significant achievements in the company's development over the years?
	What were the greatest obstacles you had to overcome?
	Are there areas where you thought that you had it easier than your colleagues in Europe and North America?
	How different has your experience been, given the particular situation in Southern Africa, from what a young European or American would have gone through?
	What are the achievements of which you are particularly proud?
	What are the main lessons you learned so far?
	What are the main challenges you see for the next few years?
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