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№ 2012.024 — University of California, San Diego — Commencement address
Wesley Chan
Field: business
Wesley Chan of Wong Fu Productions, a Sixth College alumnus, addresses the UCSD class of 2012 as a peer rather than an authority. He encourages graduates not to stress about having a fixed plan, emphasizing adaptability, continued learning, and resourcefulness, drawing on his own unplanned path building Wong Fu Productions. He closes by urging graduates to live to make something and assures them their proudest moments are still ahead.
Key moments
- 01 Opening jokes about not being Conan and being a proud UCSD Triton
- 02 Advising graduates that it's okay to feel lost and not have everything planned
- 03 Sharing his own story of building Wong Fu Productions through adaptation and resourcefulness
- 04 Encouraging graduates to 'live to make something' rather than just make a living
Transcript
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Imported from NPR commencement archive; cross-referenced with Open Commencement DB
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