February 4, 2011
Today's Entrepreneur: Bill Scheurer
No. 1 Mistake: Drinking your own Kool-Aid
Today's entrepreneur is Bill Scheurer, Principal Strategist at ChoreMart.com, an online service connecting people who need work done, with people who need to earn money -- with hassle-free handling of all transaction & accounting details for both sides.
Bill is one of the tens of thousands of entrepreneurs on Vator, whom each innovate through ideas and execution.
Our entrepreneur profiles let members share lessons, stories and insights from their startup journey. So if this is your first venture, or you're a serial entrepreneur, we want to hear from you!
According to his entrepreneur assessment test (VEQ), Bill is good at thought leadership, team motivation and technology design.
You are a(n):
Entrepreneur
Companies you've founded or co-founded:
ChoreMart, GoodPays.me, KarmaKorn, PocketCard, Welcome America
Startups you worked for:
ChoreMart, GoodPays.me, KarmaKorn, PocketCard, Welcome America
If you are an entrepreneur, why?
If I could figure this out, then maybe I could stop!?
Your favorite startups:
Kiva, DonorsChoose.org, Change.org
What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
Most frustrating, you never know how it will turn out.
Most rewarding, you never know how it will turn out.
What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
Drinking their own Kool-Aid.
What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?
1. Don't be stubborn.
2. Be stubborn.
3. Don't be stubborn.
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