Today's Entrepreneur

Today's Entrepreneur: Lydia Sugarman

No.1 mistake: Being too trusting

Innovation series by Meliza Solan Surdi
February 24, 2011 | Comments
Short URL: http://vator.tv/n/1764

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Vator's community is the home of entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and chase after their dreams.

Our newly-designed profiles now give members the opportunity to express themselves by sharing their interests, lessons learned, as well as bits and pieces of their roller-coaster journey.

These profiles give entrepreneurs a chance 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 entrepreneur is Lydia Sugarman, CEO and founder of PrivateLabel Interactive, Venntive, and Caduces. According to her VEQ (Vator entrepreneur assessment test), Lydia is good at marketing management, negotiating, and networking.

I Am: An Entrepreneur

Name companies you've founded or co-founded:

PrivateLabel Interactive, Venntive, Caduces

Name startups you worked for:

Summit Media, Interactive Communications, CellularVision, WeTheShoppers, my own companies.

If you are an entrepreneur, why?

I love eating Ramen.

List your favorite startups:

Kiva, Groupon, Square, Airbnb

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?

When you don't fit the usual profile of start-up founders, being taken seriously as an innovator can be frustrating. Actually building something from scratch that resonates with people is incredibly rewarding and exciting...and, seductively addictive.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?

Being too trusting.

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

Be thorough in every aspect. Take nothing for granted. Everything takes 3x longer than you wish.


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