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Today's Entrepreneur: Mitch Lowe

No. 1 mistake: Not putting enough focus on hiring extraordinary people

Innovation series by Kristin Karaoglu
May 25, 2011 | Comments
Short URL: http://vator.tv/n/1acc

Vator’s community is the home to entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their dreams.

Our 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 entrepreneur, we'd like to hear from you.

Today's Entrepreneur is Mitch Lowe, Founding Partner of Greenstart.

(Editor's note: Greenstart is taking applications.for its accelerator program. Be sure to apply for a chance to get $25,000, plus mentorship.)

According to his VEQ, Mitch is a  thought leader and is good at team motivation and fund raising.

I am: An Entrepreneur

Name companies you've founded or co-founded:
Jumpstart Automotive Media

Name companies you've invested in:
Quirky, FeeFighters, Greenleaf

Name startups you worked for:
Quirky, Jumpstart Automotive Media, OpenAuto

If you are an entrepreneur, why?
Love the mix of audacity, passion and creativity. Always energizing and never boring.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
Not putting enough focus on hiring extraordinary people

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

  1. Hire well
  2. Get culture right
  3. Prioritize brutally

 

 


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Mitch Lowe
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Bio: Mitch Lowe brings more than 15 years experience as a founder, CEO, angel investor, startup mentor and board member. Mitch founded his f...

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