Today’s Entrepreneur is Jedidiah Yueh, CEO of Delphix. According to his VEQ Jedidiah is a thought leader, and is good at team motivation and product management.
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I am a(n):
Entrepreneur
Companies I’ve founded or co-founded:
Delphix, Avamar
Startups I worked for:
Delphix, Avamar
If you are an entrepreneur, why?
Inspired by a product vision that could change an industry.
My favorite startups:
Delphix
What’s most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
How long it takes to turn a clear product vision into a broad market reality.
What’s the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
Unable to define or build a powerful product in a large, healthy market.
What are the top three lessons you’ve learned as an entrepreneur?
1. Location matters: if you’re going to build a complex enterprise software company, build it in Silicon Valley (not Orange County).
2. Less is more: minimize the risks and complexity in product development and engineering but make sure you meet minimum requirements to enable sales.
3. Manage yourself: managing other people well begins with being able to manage yourself.
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