Shawn Ivey

CEO, Splore, LLC

http://blog.splore.com
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Business owner
Member since August 02, 2010

VEQ: PM-TD-TL

About Shawn

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Activities

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I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

Companies I've founded or co-founded:

Digital Home Systems, QualXpert Software, Splore

Startups I worked for:

Folio, Open Market, NextPage

If you are an entrepreneur, why?

Fortune cookie told me to...

My favorite startups:

Evernote, Dropbox, Tumblr, Flipboard

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

Patience (don't have enough!), and the satisfaction of seeing real people benefit from innovation.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?

Lack of focus. Always too much to do and too little time...

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

It always takes longer and costs more than you thought.
The right partner makes all the difference.
Keep a notepad handy on your night stand...

Business owner

Own Splore, LLC as CEO

Shawn started following MyHealthTeams

Shawn said "The PROTECT IP Act Is Very Real and Very Bad — Call Now to Block It https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/11/protect-ip-act-very-real-very-bad-call-now-block-it" via Splore's profile

Shawn said "Interest platform Hunch valued at $80M by eBay http://on.mash.to/roP7Bu" via Splore's profile

Shawn said "56% Of Young Professionals Won’t Work At A Company That Bans Twitter, Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC] - AllTwitter: http://bit.ly/ryJmVq" via Splore's profile

Shawn said "What would Jake do? http://alisterpaine.com/2011/11/07/an-interview-with-the-founders-ceo-of-life-is-good" via Splore's profile

Shawn said "Great article by Thomas Friedman. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/opinion/sunday/friedman-one-country-two-revolutions.html" via Splore's profile

Shawn said "Good infographic about how socia media influences consumer purchasing. http://on.mash.to/uAHg44." via Splore's profile

Shawn said "Web Start-Ups Hit Cash Crunch http://on.wsj.com/qHb07V via @WSJ" via Splore's profile

Shawn said "In case you needed yet one more opinion coming from f8 ... http://t.co/VDleQVUD" via Splore's profile

Shawn said "Interested in your own custom Splore site for your family, group, or interest community? Contact me and I can help..." via Splore's profile

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