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Kevin Stephens
Co-founder and CEO, Kismet
San Francisco,
California,
United States
Business owner, Investor
Member since March 04, 2012
VEQ: PM-TD-NS
Investor interests
| Type of investor | Angel |
| Typical investment size | $25,000 - $50,000 |
| Typical investments in a year | 3 |
| Investments made | Astrid, Mightytext, CrowdMob |
| Categories of interest | |
| Credentials | Accredited Investor |
I am a(n):
Entrepreneur
Companies I've founded or co-founded:
Kismet
Startups I worked for:
Google, YouTube, Boxee, Trilogy
If you are an entrepreneur, why?
I want to invent something cool.
My favorite startups:
Kismet, Astrid, Crowdmob, Boxee
What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
Having complete direction of a product that I find personally exciting.
What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
Not failing fast enough, and being married to a single idea or approach. It's important to sense when something isn't working and try a different approach or new idea.
What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?
Be agile and move quickly, particularly when it comes to product development. Pick investors as carefully as you would pick employees -- they're part of your team, too. Most important, don't be dissuaded by naysayers. The best technology always has naysayers.
Full bio
Kevin Stephens is the co-founder and CEO of Kismet. Prior to Kismet, Kevin worked at Google, YouTube, Apple, and Boxee. At Google he was one of the earliest members of the mobile team and a key member of the AdSense team, where he worked across Engineering, Product, and Business Development to help build Google's mobile presence in Asia Pacific and Latin America. At Boxee, he headed the company’s Device Partnerships. He holds a BS in Computer Science from UCSD.
