Today’s Entrepreneur is Pooja Sankar CEO of Piazza. According to her VEQ, Pooja is good at product management, team motivation and technology design
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I am a(n):
Entrepreneur
Companies I’ve founded or co-founded:
Piazza
Startups I worked for:
Facebook, Kosmix
If you are an entrepreneur, why?
I want to change the world.
My favorite startups:
Piazza, Palantir, Redfin, RelateIQ, PhenomList
What’s most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
Frustrating: sometimes you’re the only one in the world who cares about what you’re doing. Rewarding: you care more than anyone else in the world about what you’re doing.
What’s the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
They don’t ask enough questions.
What are the top three lessons you’ve learned as an entrepreneur?
- Don’t be afraid to ask a lot of questions. Entrepreneurship is about learning as you go along, not pretending that you know everything.
- Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Especially if you’re blessed to live in Silicon Valley, there are many helpful people. Get help and then help others in return.
- Follow your passion. You’ll work harder and smarter if you’re really passionate about what you’re doing. Better still if this passion is based on your own experience.
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