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Today's Entrepreneur: Tim Gilbert

No. 1 mistake: Not listening to the objections of others

Innovation series by Kristin Karaoglu
October 19, 2011 | Comments
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Today's Entrepreneur is Tim Gilbert who is the director of mtvan.com Ltd. According to his VEQ (Vator's entrepreneur assessment test), Tim is a thought leader and is good at team motivation and technology design.

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I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

Companies I've founded or co-founded:

DeliverySupermarket.com, mtvan.com, Speed Couriers

If you are an entrepreneur, why?

It works for me.

My favorite startups:

Shutl, SchoolsTrader

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

Frustrating: perfect concept and execution being trashed by bad timing.

Rewarding: Consumer uptake validating your vision.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?

Total belief in the concept should not mean you don't listen to the objections of others.

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

The internet loves a good monopoly.

Always run your business as if there's a recession on.

Strive for balance in everything.

What's the most exciting aspect of today's business environment?

The scale and pace of change in almost everything.

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