Resilience: the Most Important Skill for Any Entrepreneur

The business world is full of variables that can’t always be controlled: economies that change overnight, unstable political contexts, unpredictable markets.

In that landscape, many believe the most important things are capital, connections, or luck.

I’m convinced of something different: resilience is the most important skill for any entrepreneur.

My Journey of Entrepreneurship in Challenging Environments

From a very young age, I experienced firsthand what it means to build a business in difficult environments. Importing and exporting products, managing retail chains, working in foreign trade across Latin America… it was always accompanied by barriers, delays, and sudden changes in the rules.

In those moments, I discovered that resilience is not a theoretical concept:

• It’s what keeps you standing when everything seems to go against you.

• It’s the ability to see an opportunity in the middle of a crisis.

• It’s the decision not to stop, even when there’s no certainty about tomorrow.

Why Capital Is Not Enough to Be an Entrepreneur

Capital can be lost. Connections can disappear. Plans can fail.The only thing that always remains in the entrepreneur’s hands is the ability to get back up and adapt.

Resilience doesn’t mean never falling.It means getting back up faster and with greater clarity each time.

From Obstacles to Innovation

In my case, every obstacle became the driving force for something new.The difficulties of making international payments didn’t make me quit; they pushed me to create a solution. That’s how the vision of VANK was born—a fintech designed to help businesses and individuals move money around the world with efficiency, transparency, and trust.

Resilience taught me that adversities are not a wall, but a catalyst for innovation.

Resilience as the Difference Between Giving Up and Transcending

On the entrepreneurial path, what most defines your success is not how many resources you have, but how many times you’re able to rise again.

Resilience is, ultimately, the difference between those who give up halfway and those who manage to build something that endures.