Vladimir Defrančeski

Vladimir Defrančeski


Website: www.dfscounsel.com
Palo Alto, California, United States
Member since July 25, 2011
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Education
2000 Stanford Law School , JD , Law
1995 UCSD , MA , Government
1993 UCLA , BA , Government
2004 UCSD , MS , Biotechnology Manufacturing

I am a(n):

Entrepreneur and entrepreneurs' lawyer

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

I want to change the world.

My favorite startups:

BlooSee, Reflecta, Swink.tv, DoubleRecall, Appoteka, Infinitus, CareSpeak

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

Frustrating: greed kills
Rewarding: no one has a monopoly on intellect

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

Don't listen to the customer. Customer cash = cheapest cash

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

Think iterated, move fast and expect to take twice as long, you will become "constitutionally unemployable"

Full bio

Founder and Managing Partner, De Franceschi & Shefayee, LLP, Palo Alto CA

Director, BoundBreaker, Ljubljana Slovenia/Palo Alto CA

VP Business Development, CFO, BlooSee, Barcelona Spain/San Francisco CA

Attorney, Baker & McKenzie, Palo Alto CA

Attorney, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto CA

CEO, FMS

Attorney, Venture Law Group, Menlo Park CA

Strategic Business Planner, Sony