The Luck Formula: The Secret to Being in the Right Place at Right Time | Yin Noe | TEDxWoodLaneWomen
Join Yin Noe as she challenges the myth of luck, revealing how preparation, courage, and visibility shape success. From a chance meeting in Hyde Park to winning startup competitions, her journey proves that luck isn’t found — it’s made. Get inspired to step outside your comfort zone and create your own opportunities. Yin Noe is an award-winning entrepreneur in both the tech and automotive sectors. In 2022, she was named one of Europe's Top 50 Most Inspiring Women in Tech by Financial Times, EQL:HER & Google. As the Head of UK & EU for China's largest automotive alliance, she connects UK and EU companies with some of the world’s most prominent electric vehicle manufacturers, including Geely, BYD, SAIC, and Chery. In her role as Director of Zondar China Energy & Technology, Yin’s entrepreneurial journey also includes co-founding PennyChain, a fintech startup that earned recognition as the No.1 Digital & FinTech Startup at Imperial College London and was admitted in the Techstars London '22 Cohort. She also co-founded Coillection, a cleantech startup that was awarded the Shell Smarter Future Award for turning waste cooking oil into biodiesel. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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