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What's the no.1 mistake entrepreneurs make?

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Today's Entrepreneur: Sizhao Yang

by Kristin Karaoglu, May 6, 2011 | Comments

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No. 1 mistake: Product/market fit

Vator’s community is the home to 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 entrepreneur, or even ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Gagan Biyani

by Sylvie Leotin, May 4, 2011 | Comments

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No.1 mistake: overlooking timing

Vator is the home to entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their dreams. We are a diverse community of dreamers, builders, and trailblazers, who want to change the world, build great products, and better the lives of others. Today's Entrepreneur showcases the diversity of entrepreneurs on Vator, and gives our entrepreneurs an opportunity to share their journey with the ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Tom Heeter

by David McGee, April 29, 2011 | Comments

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No. 1 Mistake: Not willing to make the next mistake.

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 Investor: Neal Hansch

by Sylvie Leotin, April 27, 2011 | Comments

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No.1 Mistake: Following a "build it and they will come" mentality

Today's Investor is Neal Hansch, a partner at Rustic Canyon Partners. Neal, who got the entrepreneurial bug early in life, started his first startup when he was ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Adel Zakout

by Nick Such, April 25, 2011 | Comments

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No. 1 mistake: Popping the bottle too early

Today’s entrepreneur is Adel Zakout from across the pond in London. As founder of OpenBuildings, Adel, who is an architect by training, is living up to his top lesson: "Love what you're doing." OpenBuildings is a community-driven, editable encyclopedia of buildings from around the world. Clearly, he has found a way to combine his love of computers with his lover ...

Today's Entrepreneur: David Barrett

by Sylvie Leotin, April 20, 2011 | Comments

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No. 1 Mistake: Viewing entrepreneurship as a science

Today's entrepreneur is David Barrett, founder and CEO of Expensify. I met David a year ago, and was enthused by his resourcefulness and originality. I attended his "mile-high party," celebrating the one-year anniversary of his startup. The affair, held at a penthouse he was squatting in, was a delight as wait staff served up homemade hors d'oeuvres and donated wine. ...

Today's Entrepreneur: John Kim

by Kristin Karaoglu, April 18, 2011 | Comments

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No. 1 mistake: They don't properly plan for the multitude of things that can and will go wrong

Vator’s community is the home to 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 entrepreneur, or even ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Richard Kang

by Sylvie Leotin, April 13, 2011 | Comments

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No. 1 mistake: not building the right team

Vator is the home to entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their dreams.We are a diverse community of dreamers, builders, and trailblazers, who want to change the world, build great products, and better the lives of others.We come from all over the globe, and from diverse backgrounds and ethnicities. Some of us are fresh out of school, while others ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Josh Bob

by Nick Such, April 11, 2011 | Comments

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No. 1 mistake: Overthinking things

Today’s entrepreneur is Josh Bob from Waltham, MA. He is the founder of Textaruant. An avid sports fan, Josh lives by a slight variation of Nike’s slogan: JFDI. This “doer” attitude has led him down a unique path, from marketing roles for startup and tech companies, to fundraising for non-profits, to regional management for the World Adult Kickball League. Stemming ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Kohl Gill

by Sylvie Leotin, April 6, 2011 | Comments

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Today's Entrepreneur: Bill Tai

by Kristin Karaoglu, April 1, 2011 | Comments

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No. 1 mistake: Timing and use of resources

Vator’s community is the home to 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: Kevin O'Connor

by Kristin Karaoglu, March 28, 2011 | Comments

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No. 1 mistake: Entrepreneurs need to stay focused on innovation, not the competition

Vator’s community is the home to 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: Richard Blackham

by Kristin Karaoglu, March 25, 2011 | Comments

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No. 1 mistake: Too many Me-toos and not enough Me-firsts

Vator’s community is the home to 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: Sylvie Leotin

by Kristin Karaoglu, March 24, 2011 | Comments

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No. 1 mistake: Not trying their customer's shoes

Vator’s community is the home to 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 ...

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