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Today's Entrepreneur: Bill Scheurer

No. 1 Mistake: Drinking your own Kool-Aid

Innovation series by Kevin Hsu
February 3, 2012 | Comments
Short URL: http://vator.tv/n/2410

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Today's entrepreneur is Bill Scheurer, Principal Strategist at ChoreMart.com, an online service connecting people who need work done, with people who need to earn money -- with hassle-free handling of all transaction & accounting details for both sides.

Bill is one of the tens of thousands of entrepreneurs on Vator, whom each innovate through ideas and execution.

Our entrepreneur profiles let members share lessons, stories and insights from their startup journey. So if this is your first venture, or you're a serial entrepreneur, we want to hear from you!

According to his entrepreneur assessment test (VEQ), Bill is good at thought leadership, team motivation and technology design.

You are a(n):

Entrepreneur

Companies you've founded or co-founded:

ChoreMart, GoodPays.me, KarmaKorn, PocketCard, Welcome America

Startups you worked for:

ChoreMart, GoodPays.me, KarmaKorn, PocketCard, Welcome America

If you are an entrepreneur, why?

If I could figure this out, then maybe I could stop!?

Your favorite startups:

Kiva, DonorsChoose.org, Change.org

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

Most frustrating, you never know how it will turn out. 
Most rewarding, you never know how it will turn out.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?

Drinking their own Kool-Aid.

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

1. Don't be stubborn. 
2. Be stubborn. 
3. Don't be stubborn.


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