Today's Entrepreneur

Today's Entrepreneur: George Uy

No. 1 mistake: Assuming too much

Innovation series by Kristin Karaoglu
June 6, 2012
Short URL: http://vator.tv/n/26c0

Today's Entrepreneur is George Uy, Co-Founder of Xfluential, LLC. According to his VEQ, George is a thought leader and is good at marketing management and product management.

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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):

Aspiring entrepreneur

Companies I've founded or co-founded:

Orphionics, LLC, Xfluential, LLC

Startups I worked for:

Xfluential, Chroniclr, Abraxis Oncology, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Hana Biosciences

If you are an entrepreneur, why?

I want to start a revolution!

My favorite startups:

Airbnb, Quora, Meetup, Pandora, Instagram, Pinterest

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

Facing the truth

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?

Assuming too much.

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

Trust your instinct.
Never give up
Principles and integrity

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Related companies, investors and entrepreneurs

Xfluential, LLC
Startup/Business

Description: Xfluential provides a platform to assess and leverage one's social assets, an absolute essential in the online economy, from relationship...