Today's Entrepreneur: Ivar Plahte

Kristin Karaoglu · November 11, 2011 · Short URL: https://vator.tv/n/2167

No. 1 mistake: Ignoring one or more of the fundamentals

Today's Entrepreneur is Ivar Plahte, CEO of OnRelay. According to his VEQ Ivar is a thought leader and is good at team motivation and sales management.

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I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

Companies I've founded or co-founded:

OnRelay, Telecom over IP @ Telenor

Startups I worked for:

OnRelay

If you are an entrepreneur, why?

I want to change the world.

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

In Europe, the most frustrating part of entrepreneurship is the pervasive attitude in business that the passing of time doesn't matter -- combined with a general risk aversion against doing business with startups. It has been rewarding to experience that Silicon Valley is indeed different.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?

Ignoring one or more of the fundamentals wrt demand, market size, differentiation, business model, or team.

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

1) Don't start too early
2) Don't quit too early
3) Don't scale too early

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