Today's Entrepreneur: Jeremy Allaire

Kristin Karaoglu · October 1, 2012 · Short URL: https://vator.tv/n/2a5f

No. 1 mistake: Thinking they know all the answers

Today's Entrepreneur is Jeremy Allaire, founder, chairman and CEO of Brightcove. According to his VEQ Jeremy is a thought leader and is good at thecnology design and sales management.

Jeremy will give a keynote at Vator Splash NY on Dec 5, 2012. Click here to register.

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I am a(n):
Entrepreneur

Companies I've founded or co-founded:
Allaire Corporation, Brightcove

Startups I worked for:
Allaire, Macromedia, Brightcove

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

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
It's really really hard, there are always skeptics, the hurdles always get keeping getting bigger and higher.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
Thinking they know all the answers, hiring their friends instead of the right people for a job, using too much capital, not focusing on customers.

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?
Hire smart, nice and super hard working people.
Your vision will take 10 years to realize; thus, you need a work back plan that starts with your first customers.
Your leadership team members should all know a lot more than you -- hire people that fill your gaps and weaknesses.

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Kristin Karaoglu

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

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Brightcove

Startup/Business

Joined Vator on March 20, 2008

Brightcove is an Internet TV platform.

We're dedicated to harnessing the inherent power of the Internet to transform the distribution and consumption of media.

Brightcove empowers content owners—from independent producers to major broadcast networks—to reach their audiences directly through the Internet. At the same time, we help web publishers enrich their sites with syndicated video programming, and we give marketers more ways to communicate and engage with their consumers.

Most importantly, we give people the freedom to easily find, watch and participate in a broad range of video content—when and where they choose.