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Today's Entrepreneur: David Urmann

No. 1 mistake: Getting too excited and not thinking through everything carefully

Innovation series by Kristin Karaoglu
January 13, 2012 | Comments
Short URL: http://vator.tv/n/237e

Today's Entrepreneur is David Urmann and is the CEO of Tourist Link. According to his VEQ David is a thought leader and is good at product management and project development.

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:
GotripIndia, SaltLakeSMS

Startups I worked for:
Touristlink

If you are an entrepreneur, why?

I'm bursting with ideas!

My favorite startups:
Hipmunk, Airbnb, Peakery

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
The most rewarding thing is that you can bring your big ideas to life. Plus you get the opportunity to bring a great team together and get them focused on a single purpose so that everyone shares the same idea and works passionately toward it. The frustration is sometimes covering all the details and making sure that they are all delegated and effectively communicated.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
Getting too excited and not thinking through everything carefully. Startups only have a limited amount of resources so getting distracted can be a killer.

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?
Focus on the most critical aspects of the main task. Make communication a priority for the team as its easy to assume that everyone sees things on the same path. Make sure your idea is big enough.

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