Cuban entrepreneur in the U.S. boasts about his achievements: "That isn't achieved by giving away work."

A young Cuban, 24 years old, shared on social media what he considered one of the keys to success that has allowed him to carry on his heating, ventilation, and air conditioning business in Tampa Bay, Florida.

Jorge del Río (@delrio.jorge) shared a video on TikTok about the importance of valuing one's own work, as well as the need for effort and determination to succeed in that country.

In the video, the young entrepreneur was emphatic in stating that progress is not achieved by "giving away work."

"Excuse me to the person who sees me and says, ‘Oh, how arrogant!’, but I’m going to tell you a truth," the young man began to say while showing several trucks belonging to his company.

He explained that to achieve those goals, it was necessary to offer good prices and know what he was doing: "You don't achieve that by selling work for 500 or 700 pesos," he added.

Additionally, he emphasized that "if you want to grow and be great in this life, to see prosperity and the results of the work you are doing, learn to value your work."

"Giving away your work will only be enough for you to buy a chivichana and a pack of eggs," he pointed out, while emphasizing the importance of learning to set fair prices. "When you learn to give prices as they are, then you will know what progress is," he noted.

The entrepreneur also contrasted the mentality of "surviving" in Cuba with the need for improvement in the United States, inviting his followers to focus on thriving.

"That's good for Cuba, where people live to eat and to survive, but here you have to live to improve yourself and prosper," he concluded.

In the United States, Cubans find the opportunity to realize their dreams as entrepreneurs and business owners.

Yosvany Bello Roque, a Cuban who in 2023 sold guarapo from a food truck, has taken a big step in his life by opening a small restaurant in Hialeah, Florida, in August, alongside his family.

The journalist Javier Díaz shared on Facebook the memory of how he met Bello when he gifted him a guarapo during their first encounter.

Some, to succeed, implement unusual initiatives, like Yandry Roque Pando, the young owner of the bakery Ena’s Secret Bake, who gave away cakes on a street in Hialeah.

"My people, we're going to stop traffic here to give away cake," said Yandry in a video shared on his Facebook profile to the tune of "Añoranza por la Conga."