Today's Entrepreneur

Today's entrepreneur: Scott Lewis

No. 1 mistake: Becoming an entrepreneur before they invent something

Innovation series by Meliza Solan Surdi
February 18, 2011 | Comments
Short URL: http://vator.tv/n/1739

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Our community is the home of entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their dreams.

Vator's newly-designed profiles allow members to express themselves by sharing their interests, lessons learned, as well as bits and pieces of their roller-coaster journey.

These profiles give entrepreneurs an opportunity to showcase themselves and tell their story.

So if you are an entrepreneur, a serial entrepreneur, or even an aspiring entreprenener, we'd like to hear from you.

Today's entreprenuer is Scott Lewis, founder and COO of Golden Age Information Architects. According to his VEQ (Vator entrepreneur assessment test), Scott is good at technology design and marketing management, and he is a thought leader.

I Am: A first-time entrepreneur

Name companies you've founded or co-founded:

Golden Age Information Architects

Name companies you've invested in:

Catalyst Reaction

If you are an entrepreneur, why?

I want to change the world.

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?

Becoming an entrepreneur, before they invent something.

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?

Once is enough (I won't be a cereal one), money burns, people burn.

Why are you doing this?

We need a new way to fight, so we can retire our more deadly weapons. I want some peace. I see a gap that global citizens could work to close without our current regime of dips&^%s.

 

 

 

 


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