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Today's Entrepreneur: Ziv Eliraz

No. 1 mistake: Not listening

Innovation series by Kristin Karaoglu
July 2, 2012 | Comments
Short URL: http://vator.tv/n/2801

Today's Entrepreneur is Ziv Eliraz, Founder & CEO of Zao.com. According to his VEQ, Ziv is a thought leader and is good at sales execution 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):
Lucky to work with such a great team of investors and employees

Companies I've founded or co-founded:
Zao.com

Startups I worked for:
Emblaze, Hotbar, SmartShopper, Amobee, Infolinks

If you are an entrepreneur, why?
I'm bursting with ideas!

My favorite startups:
Optimizely, Leap Motion, Netotiate, Kickstarter

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
The most rewarding thing is creating something that gives people that feeling that what they have in their hands is really going to change the way they do things for the better.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
Not listening

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

1. "Overnight successes" need a lot of preparation and hard work
2. Product is everything
3. Stop talking and truly listen...

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