Steve Swernofsky

Steve Swernofsky


Los Altos, California, United States
Member since January 21, 2011
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  • About

I am a(n):

patent attorney, angel investor, malevolent dad

If you're an entrepreneur or corporate innovator, why?

... wishing there was another answer here!

My favorite startups:

Cisco, NetApp (yes, they were startups too, once)

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

most frustrating: it occupies your entire life
most rewarding: it occupies your entire life

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs/innovators make?

thinking they will find customers just because their idea is so cool

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

1. People don't want drills, they want holes.
2. It's NOT so that "if you build it, they will come."
3. It's (almost) never a mistake to take more cash than expected, in a funding round.

Full bio

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