Today's Entrepreneur: Tim Roberts
No. 1 mistake: Trying to launch with a bucketful of features
Today's entrepreneur is Tim Roberts, VP, Interactive & Design of Fitbit. According to his VEQ Tim is a thought leader and is good at team motivation and product management.
Tim joined us at Vator Spark gamification conference: Get Game. Watch the panel he attended here: How startups can gain from gamification best practices
Vator’s community is the home to entrepreneurs who embrace their passion and follow their dreams. Our profiles allow members to express themselves by sharing their interests, lessons learned, as well as bits and pieces of their roller-coaster journey.
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I am a(n):
Product Guru & Entrepreneur
Companies I've founded or co-founded:
Bigstep.com, Infectious.com
Startups I worked for:
T/Maker, Odeo, Fitbit, About.me
If you are an entrepreneur, why?
I like creating something out of nothing.
What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
Uncertainty
What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?
Ask for help and find the delicate space between illogical determination and rational analysis.
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Tim Roberts
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I've spent my entire career crafting great product experiences. Currently the VP, Interactive & Design at Fitbit.