Today's Entrepreneur: Kevin Stephens

No. 1 mistake: Not failing fast enough

Today's Entrepreneur is Kevin Stephens, Co-founder and CEO of Kismet. Kismet is an easy way to meet new people in the real world, in real time. Whether you want friends or business contacts, they show you the people near you that you actually want to meet, tell you who you know in common, what you have in common, and give you an easy way to kick off the conversation.

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I am a(n):
Entrepreneur

Companies I've founded or co-founded:
Kismet

Startups I worked for:
Boxee, Trilogy

If you are an entrepreneur, why?
I want to invent something cool.

My favorite startups:
Kismet, Astrid, Crowdmob, Boxee

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
Having complete direction of a product that I find personally exciting.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
Not failing fast enough, and being married to a single idea or approach.

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?
Be agile and move quickly, particularly when it comes to product development. Pick investors as carefully as you would pick employees -- they're part of your team, too. Most important, don't be dissuaded by naysayers. The best technology always has naysayers.

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