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Tom Shields
co-Founder and CSO, Yieldex
www.oxyfish.comwww.eriven.com
Burlingame, California, United States
Business owner, Investor
Member since September 06, 2012
VEQ: TD-PM-FR
10 Splash Points
6 followers
1 vote
3 companies followed
6 followers
1 vote
3 companies followed
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Investor interests
| Type of investor | Angel |
| Typical investment size | $25,000 - $50,000 |
| Typical investments in a year | 2 |
| Investments made | Conga, Like.com, Apache Design, Ribbit, Edusoft, Votizen, Rare Crowds, Andale, KidZui |
| Investments made (confirmed by company) |
Conga |
| Categories of interest | |
| Credentials | Accredited Investor |
I am a(n):
Entrepreneur
Companies I've founded or co-founded:
NetGravity, Yieldex
Startups I worked for:
Astrogamma, Intelligent Text Processing, AllCharities
If you are an entrepreneur, why?
I want to invent something cool.
What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
Most rewarding is when a customer gives you an unsolicited testimonial about how great your product is. Most frustrating is when everything is going to hell and nobody seems to care.
What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
Thinking that if you invent a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door.
What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?
Persistence, patience, and something else that starts with a "P".
