Today's Entrepreneur: Jeff Stewart

Kristin Karaoglu · June 8, 2012 · Short URL: https://vator.tv/n/26be

No. 1 mistake: Entrepreneurs need to think big to attract top talent

Today's Entrepreneur is Jeff Stewart, CEO of Lenddo. Lenddo.com is the first service to use online social networks and endorsements to calculate credit worthiness.Lenddo seek to improve the lives of millions. The community helps members use their online reputation to access financial services, which in turn fosters economic development, and a better standard of living.

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I am a(n):
Entrepreneur

Companies I've founded or co-founded:
Square Earth, Mimeo, Monitor110, Urgent Career, Lenddo

Startups I worked for:
Square Earth, Mimeo, Monitor110, Urgent Career, Lenddo

If you are an entrepreneur, why?
I want to change the world.

My favorite startups:
Lenddo

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
Working with super smart people and changing the world is core to the joy of start-ups.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
Entrepreneurs need to think big to attract top talent.

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?
Hire the best, work on big ideas, change the world

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Kristin Karaoglu

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

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Lenddo

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Lenddo.com is the first service to use online social networks and endorsements to calculate credit worthiness.

Lenddo seek to improve the lives of millions. The community helps members use their online reputation to access financial services, which in turn fosters economic development, and a better standard of living.

The Lenddo community is designed to empower the emerging markets middle class by providing simple tools to manage financial reputation, help their community and connect with interested institutional lenders.

Lenddo was started with the belief that professionals in emerging markets should have access to the same high level of financial products and services as are enjoyed in more mature financial markets such as Japan, Germany, United Kingdom and the United States. The Lenddo community helps its members measure and maintain their online reputation, with the goal of providing a Lenddo Score that can help access credit and other financial services.