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Today's Investor: Tracy Isacke

by Kristin Karaoglu, September 17, 2012 | Comments

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No. 1 mistake: Explaining a proposition in technical speak without talking about the problem

Today's Investor is Tracy Isacke, Tracy is the Director of Investments and Business Development at Telefonica. Telefonica is one of the world leaders integrated operator in the telecommunication sector, providing communication, information and entertainment solutions, with presence in Europe and Latin America. Tracy's role is finding new investment opportunities for Telefonica Digital where they have operations in 25 countries and ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Jesse Friedman

by Kristin Karaoglu, September 14, 2012 | Comments

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Having an idea is not enough, being able to design is not enough

Today's Entrepreneur is Jesse Friedman, founder of Diggsy.com. According to his VEQ Jesse is good at technology design, marketing management and product management. 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 ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Gregory Gordon

by Kristin Karaoglu, September 12, 2012 | Comments

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No. 1 mistake: Making decisions based on your gut and not qualified data

Today's Entrepreneur is Gregory Gordon, CEO of Pyramind Online. According to his VEQ, Gregory is good at networking, negotiating and team motivation. 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. ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Marcus Nelson

by Kristin Karaoglu, September 10, 2012 | Comments

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No. 1 mistake: Following other people's advice

Today's Entrepreneur is Marcus Nelson founder and CEO of Addvocate. According to his VEQ, Marcus is a thought leader and is good at technology design and team motivation. (Addvocate is one of the startups competing in Vator Splash SF. If you want to see Marcus on stage, or another startup in the competition, vote for them here.) Vator’s community is the ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Charles Oppenheimer

by Kristin Karaoglu, September 7, 2012 | Comments

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No. 1 mistake: Believing you have something that will work before proving and testing it

Today's Entrepreneur is Charles Oppenheimer, CEO of Prizzm. (Prizzm is one of the promising startups competing to be one of the top 10 finalists to present on stage at Vator Splash SF. If you want to see Kobs on stage, or another startup in the competition, vote for them here.) Vator’s community is the home to entrepreneurs who embrace their passion ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Robert Arauz

by Kristin Karaoglu, September 5, 2012 | Comments

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No. 1 mistake: Leave legal issues for later

Today's Entrepreneur is Robert Arauz, president of Innovation Choice Group. Innovation Choice Group is bringing to market a professional online network that finds rapid solutions to the urgent questions of biotechnology researchers, scientists, students and others central to the life sciences by providing a collection of trusted experts who can assist with their questions. (Innovation Choice Group is one of ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Janice Taylor

by Kristin Karaoglu, August 31, 2012 | Comments

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No. 1 mistake: They think they have to do everything and know everything

Today's Entrepreneur is Janice Taylor, founder and CEO of Just Be Friends. According to her VEQ, Janice is a thought leader and is good at networking and sales. (Just Be Friends is one of the startups competing in Vator Splash SF. If you want to see Taylor on stage, or another startup in the competition, vote for them here.) Vator’s community ...

Today's Entrepreneur: John Kobs

by Kristin Karaoglu, August 29, 2012 | Comments

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No. 1 mistake: Assuming revenue is something they can "figure out later"

Today's Entrepreneur is John Kobs, CEO and Co-Founder of Apartment List / Vertical Brands. Apartment List is the world’s largest and fastest-growing apartment search engine. It brings millions of listings from around the web into one elegant interface, drastically reducing the time it takes renters to find an apartment. Apartment List launched in September 2011 at TechCrunch Disrupt and won ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Jeremy Geiger

by Kristin Karaoglu, August 22, 2012 | Comments

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No. 1 mistake: Giving up

Today's Entrepreneur is Jeremy Geiger, CEO of Retailigence. According to his VEQ Jeremy is a thought leader and is good at marketing management and negotiating. 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 ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Bill Clerico

by Kristin Karaoglu, August 17, 2012 | Comments

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No. 1 mistake: Not listening to customers

Today's Entrepreneur is Bill Clerico, CEO of WePay. WePay is an online payments platform for individuals, organizations, and businesses. WePay helps people sell tickets to events, send invoices, sell items online, and accept donations online. WePay also provides an API that allows developers to access its payments platform. I am a(n):EntrepreneurCompanies I've founded or co-founded:WePayStartups I worked for:WePayIf you are ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Pete Sheinbaum

by Kristin Karaoglu, August 15, 2012 | Comments

	No. 1 mistake: Losing focus Today's Entrepreneur is Pete Sheinbaum, founder & CEO of LinkSmart. Sheinbaum is also the former CEO of DailyCandy, which he sold to Comcast Interactive Media in 2008. According to his VEQ, Pete is a thought leader and is good at fund raising and technology design. Pete is also an angel investor and some of his investments include HotelTonight, Sendgrid, Intense ...
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Today's Entrepreneur: Marco Zappacosta

by Kristin Karaoglu, August 13, 2012 | Comments

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No. 1 mistake: Quitting too early

Today's Entrepreneur is Marco Zappacosta, Co-Founder & CEO of Thumbtack.com. Thumbtack offers a virtual home, verifiable reputation, transaction support, appointment management, and marketing tools for service providers. Zappacosta was a winner of one of Vator's first competition, called Juice Pitcher. Vator’s community is the home to entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their dreams. Our profiles allow members to ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Jon Lawrence

by Kristin Karaoglu, August 10, 2012 | Comments

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No. 1 mistake: Be prepared

Today's Entrepreneur is Jon Lawrence, CEO of GxStream. According to his VEQ, Jon is a thought leader and is good at fund raising and team motivation. 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 ...

Today's Entrepreneur: Darian Shirazi

by Kristin Karaoglu, August 8, 2012 | Comments

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No. 1 mistake: For any startup, the path to success is unique

Today's Entrepreneur is Darian Shirazi, Ceo and founder of Radius. Radius is a SMB business intelligence platform which provides sales teams with rich information and data for over 15,000,000 small businesses in the U.S. 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, ...

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