Today's Entrepreneur is Karim Guessous, founder and CEO of Tradepal. According to his VEQ Karim is a thought leader and is good at  team motivation and negotiation.

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I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

Companies I've founded or co-founded:
Tradepal

Startups I worked for:
Tradepal

If you are an entrepreneur, why?
I love to build for the greater good.

My favorite startups:
Tradepal, Square, Twitter, Path.

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
The most rewarding part about entrepreneurship is seeing your product being adopted and helping others.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
The number one mistake entrepreneurs could make is not getting closer to their customers.

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

1- Be close to your customer
2- Don't worry about scaling in the early stage
3- Build partnerships

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