Today's Entrepreneur: Todd Vernon

Kristin Karaoglu · October 5, 2011 · Short URL: https://vator.tv/n/1fda

No. 1 mistake: Market size - It has to end in a 'B'

Today's Entrepreneur is Todd Vernon, co-founder and CEO of Lijit Networks.

Vator’s community is the home to entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their dreams. Our newly-designed profiles allow members to express themselves by sharing their interests, lessons learned, as well as bits and pieces of their roller-coaster journey.

These profiles give entrepreneurs an opportunity to showcase themselves and tell their story. So if you are an entrepreneur, a serial entrepreneur, or even an aspiring entrepreneur, we'd like to hear from you.

Also hear Todd Vernon explain Lijit's business to Vator's CEO Bambi Francisco: CEO Todd Vernon on Lijit (just bought by FM)

I am a(n):
Entrepreneur

Companies I've founded or co-founded:
Lijit Networks, Raindance Communications

Startups I worked for:
Lijit Networks, Raindance Communications

If you are an entrepreneur, why?
I want to invent something cool.

My favorite startups:
Dropbox

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
People with can't do attitudes are a cancer to a startups. By contrast, people who can get comfortable with being uncomfortable will excel !

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
Market size - It has to end in a "B"

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?
1) Surround yourself with people that are smarter than you. Really.
2) Everyone I know who has been successful has worked really hard, no easy way to be successful, no shortcut
3) Don't be full of shit. Everyone can smell it.

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Kristin Karaoglu

Woman of many skills: Database System Engineer; SplashX event producer; Author of Startup Teams

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Lijit Networks

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Lijit Networks, Inc. was incorporated in June 2006 and is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. By providing innovative advertising services, audience analytics, and reader engagement tools to over 40,000 online publishers, commercial websites and content networks, Lijit helps publishers grow their website, build their business and make more money. Lijit connects publishers with premium online advertising campaigns that are highly targeted and contextually relevant to the publisher’s audience.

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Todd Vernon

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Todd is the CEO of Lijit Networks which he founded in 2006.

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