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Today's entrepreneur: Adam Ayers

by Meliza Solan Surdi, February 4, 2011 | Comments

No. 1 mistake: They forget to focus on the customer

Entrepreneurs often choose the path of innovation, without realizing the kind of lifestyle that comes with it. They will often live unstable lives. But as they courageously take risks, they'll make several mistakes which become valuable lessons for the rest of us. They have their ups and downs. But at the end of the day, these creative daredevils are the ...

Today's entrepreneur: Jen O'Neal

by Meliza Solan Surdi, February 2, 2011 | Comments

No. 1 mistake: Not having a clear vision

Entrepreneurs often choose the path of innovation, without realizing the roller coaster journey that comes with it. They will often live restless and changeable lives. But as they fearlessly travel down the risk-taking road, they make several mistakes which become beneficial lessons for the rest of us. They have their good days and bad days. But at the end of the ...

Today's entrepreneur: Jay Jamison

by Meliza Solan Surdi, January 31, 2011 | Comments

No. 1 mistake: Aiming too low in their aspirations

Entrepreneurs will often live unstable lives. But as they courageously take risks, they'll make several mistakes which become valuable lessons for the rest of us. They have their ups and downs. But at the end of the day, these creative daredevils are the ones who are changing the world. Within our community you will find a number of talented innovators. ...

Today's entrepreneur: Brian Wong

by Meliza Solan Surdi, January 28, 2011 | Comments

No.1 mistake: Hubris

Entrepreneurs embrace being at the forefront of change. And, just by being there, they make a difference. We've recently created new profiles, specifically for innovators, to express themselves by sharing their interests, lessons learned, as well as bits and pieces of their unique journey. Today's entrepreneur is Brian Wong, founder and CEO of Kiip. One of the lessons 19-year-old Brian mentioned ...

Today's entrepreneur: Nick Such

by Meliza Solan Surdi, January 27, 2011 | Comments

No.1 mistake: When they try to do everything themselves

Today's investor:Tim Chang

by Meliza Solan Surdi, January 26, 2011 | Comments

No.1 mistake: Over-focusing on short-term dilution/valuation, not building a world-class team

Our community is made up of trend-setting entrepreneurs, who deserve to be recognized. These entrepreneurs often choose the path of innovation without realizing the kind of lifestyle that comes with it. As they step out of their comfort zone and take risks, they will more often than not, make several mistakes which become valuable lessons for the rest of us. Vator's ...

Today's investor: Rajil Kapoor

by Meliza Solan Surdi, January 25, 2011 | Comments

No. 1 mistake: Not hiring people better than themselves

Today's Investor: Tod Francis

by Meliza Solan Surdi, January 24, 2011 | Comments

No. 1 mistake: Not evolving fast enough

Entrepreneurs often choose the path of innovation, without realizing the kind of lifestyle that comes with it. As they courageously take risks, they will more often than not make several mistakes, which, fortunately, become valuable lessons for the rest of us. But let's not forget the investors, who also help entrepreneurs make those lessons we can all learn from, and ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Susan Towers

by Meliza Solan Surdi, January 21, 2011 | Comments

No.1 mistake: Entrepreneurs underestimate how long it's going to get to market...

Our community is made up of trend-setting entrepreneurs, who deserve to be recognized. We've recently created new profiles, specifically for innovators to express themselves by sharing their interests, lessons learned, as well as bits and pieces of their journey. So if you are an entrepreneur, a serial entrepreneur, or even an aspiring entreprenener, we'd like to hear your story. Today's entrepreneur ...

Today's entrepreneur: Arik Waldman

by Meliza Solan Surdi, January 20, 2011 | Comments

No. 1 mistake: Putting too much expectation into things

Entrepreneurs embrace being at the forefront of change. And, just by being there, they make a difference. We've recently created new profiles, specifically for innovators to express themselves by sharing their interests, lessons learned, as well as bits and pieces of their unique journey. Today's entrepreneur is Arik Waldman, founder and CEO of TekTrak. Like many innovators, Arik compares entrepreneurship to ...

Today's entrepreneur: Matt Malden

by Meliza Solan Surdi, January 19, 2011 | Comments

No.1 mistake: Not validating a business model by getting customers to pay before a product is built

Vator's community is the home of entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their dreams. Our newly-designed 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 ...

Today's entrepreneur: Sachin Agarwal

by Meliza Solan Surdi, January 18, 2011 | Comments

No. 1 mistake: When an entrepreneur doesn't build for "normal" people

Today's Entrepreneur: Brian Raney

by Meliza Solan Surdi, January 17, 2011 | Comments

No. 1 mistake: Lack of focus

Our community is made up of trend-setting entrepreneurs, who deserve to be recognized. We've recently created new profiles, specifically for innovators to express themselves by sharing their interests, lessons learned, as well as bits and pieces of their roller-coaster journey. So if you are an entrepreneur, a serial entrepreneur, or even an aspiring entreprenener, we'd like to hear your story. Today's ...

How PayPal helped spawn great entrepreneurs

by Meliza Solan Surdi, October 15, 2010 | Comments (5)

Peter Thiel, the Don of the mafia, shares lessons from burning $180M to build a new currency

Many people, including Vator's Bambi Francisco, refer to PayPal as the quintessential example of a company that pivoted before pivoting and agile development were popular movements. Scott Banister, an early PayPal investor, told us that PayPal's original plan was thrown out the window. "PayPal had probably 40 people before the full transition from Palm Pilot payments onto eBay payments," he ...

Juice Pitcher leaderboard

by Meliza Solan Surdi, September 26, 2009 | Comments (4)

What am I Missy Episode 35 - Juice Pitcher, Microsoft poaching Apple employees, and Smule

This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Smule. For those of you who have the Ocarina app on your iPhone or iPod touch, Smule has just released a new songbook. Head over to Smule.com to download it and learn to play folk songs from around the world!" The newest event in Silicon Valley is shaping up to be ...

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