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Today's Entrepreneur: Jeffrey Frichner

No. 1 mistake: Not being humble or open to learning something from every experience

Innovation series by Kristin Karaoglu
June 1, 2012 | Comments
Short URL: http://vator.tv/n/26af

Today's Entrepreneur is Jeffrey Frichner, CEO of  Credential Protection. According to his VEQ Jeffrey is a thought leader and is good at fund raising and networking.

Credential Protection is one of the finalists in the Splash LA competition. Check it out here.

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:
Left Behind Games

Startups I worked for:
Contigo Software, Left Behind Games

If you are an entrepreneur, why?
I want to change the world.

My favorite startups:
Apple, Qualcomm, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Zynga

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
Being able to get up everyday with purpose and desire to contribute something amazing but sad knowing that I am only one person and that I have to work relentlessly to communicate our vision to get others fired up too.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
One success comes not being humble or open to learning something from every experience and person they meet and thinking much too highly of themselves.

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?
1. I've still got a lifetime to learn
2. Stay humble
3. Be open to change

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