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Today's Entrepreneur: Yan Heim

No. 1 mistake: Obsessing about your product , not your customer

Innovation series by Kristin Karaoglu
August 5, 2011 | Comments
Short URL: http://vator.tv/n/1d87

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Today's Entrepreneur is Yan Heim co-founder and CEO of Froomz Inc. According to her VEQ she is a thought leader and is good at team motivation and finance management.


You are a(n):
Entrepreneur

Name companies you've founded or co-founded:
Froomz Inc., Beijing Mitec Technology Inc.

Name companies you've invested in:
Froomz Inc.

Name startups you worked for:
Froomz Inc., Beijing Mitec Technology Inc.

If you are an entrepreneur, why?
I enjoy shaking things up

List your favorite startups:
Froomz, Airbnb

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
Nothing frustrates me, I'm loving every minute of it. Seeing what we've built making a difference is most rewarding.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
Obsessing about your product , not your customer

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

  1. Engage your customer at every stage of product development;
  2. Get a great team that shares a common vision;
  3. Execute, execute, execute!

 


Related companies, investors and entrepreneurs

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Froomz Inc.
Startup/Business
Description: Executive Summary The Unmet Market Need:Today, there is no centralized marketplace that connects individuals /event planners and ven...
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Yan Heim
Co-Founder & CEO,
Froomz.com
Bio: Yan keeps the Froomz engine running. As co-founder and CEO she is engaged in all corners of the business to ensure that the Froomz vision...

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