Today's Entrepreneur: Scott Lewis

Without a team, I am nothing

Today's Entrepreneur is Scott Lewis;CEO of Question Collector. According to his VEQ Scott is a thought leader and is good at marketing management and technology design.

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I am a(n):
First-time entrepreneur

Companies I've founded or co-founded:
Question Collector

Companies I've invested in:
Catalyst Reaction

If you are an entrepreneur, why?
A unique combination of ideas found me and the market is vast and mostly untapped.

My favorite startups:
quora, empire avenue, facebook, twitter

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
Quality people are rare.
Quality people are awesome.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
i do not know

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?
i must talk to more people
i must make initial contact and talk to people.
i must learn to use the phone to talk to more people

Why don't you make the prototype on your own?
Without a team, I am nothing. I have strong technical skills, but without a teammate I cannot bring them to bear and generate any momentum. Maybe I'm wrong about this, but it's been a couple years, and I think I can see my own limitations pretty clearly now.

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