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Today's Entrepreneur: Pankaj Malviya

No. 1 mistake: Thinking the revenue is easy to come by

Innovation series by Kristin Karaoglu
August 15, 2011 | Comments
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Today's Entrepreneur is Pankaj Malviya, CEO & Founder of LongJump

According to his VEQ (Vator entrepreneur assessment test), he is is good at technology design, negotiating, and team motivation.

You are a(n):
Entrepreneur

Name companies you've founded or co-founded:
LongJump, Relationals

Name startups you worked for:
Internet Devices, Jareva, iFlex India

If you are an entrepreneur, why?
I'm bursting with ideas!

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
Nothing is Frustrating, Its all business. The opportunity to talk to real business people to solve real problems is really rewarding part of entrepreneurship.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
Thinking the revenue is easy to come by.

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?
Learn to manage all aspects of business, not just technology.
Manage finances carefully.
Grow your sales team carefully. 


Related companies, investors and entrepreneurs

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LongJump
Startup/Business
Description: LongJump is an online web database application platform for creating and delivering apps for managing data, streamlining collaboration a...
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Pankaj Malviya
CEO & Founder,
LongJump
Bio: Pankaj has over 16 years of experience in enterprise software product design, development, and implementation of business-critical custom...

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