John Finocchiaro
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John Finocchiaro

Co-Founder, Localsense
Morrisville, North Carolina, United States United states
Business owner
Member since May 16, 2012
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Although I am young I have over a decade of management, sales and Biz Dev experience...with some media consulting. It is my creativity and experience that combine to find unique solutions to problems, execute, and bring them to market. The start up environment has proven to be perfect for a guy like me. My grandfather has 14 patents...its in my blood. Quote_down
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I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

Companies I've founded or co-founded:

LocalSense

Startups I worked for:

LocalSense

If you are an entrepreneur, why?

I want to change the world.

My favorite startups:

LocalSense

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

Hearing the "no" again and again is frustrating (I am used to it) and proving them wrong is the most rewarding...I am very competitive.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?

Lack of focus. Won't listen to advise.

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

Everything takes longer than you think, don't be under capitalized, surround yourself with the right people.

Full bio

My experinece over the last 12 years is wide and varied, and it all has contributed to my unique perspective on consumer behavior and business needs. I have worked in cancer research, managed operations teams, sales, sales management, business development and have done some media consulting. 

With Fortune 500 and larger corporations I have been a nationwide sales top performer, managed major clients, managed sales teams and marketing and business development. I also served all these roles in the SMB environment and helped to grow the company significantly in terms of market share and revenue, within 2 years. 

My creativity and the ability to identify problems and solutions is the reason for my past success and what I believe will be future success with LocalSense. The corporate world and small business settings I worked in honed my skills in execution, management, and bringing a product to market. The start up is the place for me to take those skills and put them to work to build something that excites me and watch it grow.