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Today's Entrepreneur: Leon Gomez

No. 1 mistake: Not thinking through idea and developing it

Innovation series by Kristin Karaoglu
November 2, 2011 | Comments
Short URL: http://vator.tv/n/2109

Today's Entrepreneur is Leon Gomez, the CEO of MyCircles.com. According to his VEQ, Leon is a thought leader and is good at team motivation and networking.

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

I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

Companies I've founded or co-founded:

Media 8, MyCircles.com

Companies I've invested in:

MyCircles.com

Startups I worked for:

GraciasDoctor.com, ad pepper media, Media 8, MyCircles.com

If you are an entrepreneur, why?

I'm bursting with ideas!

My favorite startups:

MyCircles.com

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

Frustrating to know there will always be doubters and people rooting against you.

Most rewarding is to prove naysayers wrong as you see your baby grow and prosper

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?

- not thinking through idea and developing it into a real business
- giving up too soon if they have a good idea

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?
  1. Never give up! 
  2. Be able to adapt
  3. Constantly look to improve yourself, your ideas and be open to new ones

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