Today’s Entrepreneur is Ziv Eliraz, Founder & CEO of Zao.com. According to his VEQ, Ziv is a thought leader and is good at sales execution and product management.
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I am a(n):
Lucky to work with such a great team of investors and employees
Companies I’ve founded or co-founded:
Zao.com
Startups I worked for:
Emblaze, Hotbar, SmartShopper, Amobee, Infolinks
If you are an entrepreneur, why?
I’m bursting with ideas!
My favorite startups:
Optimizely, Leap Motion, Netotiate, Kickstarter
What’s most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
The most rewarding thing is creating something that gives people that feeling that what they have in their hands is really going to change the way they do things for the better.
What’s the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
Not listening
What are the top three lessons you’ve learned as an entrepreneur?
1. “Overnight successes” need a lot of preparation and hard work
2. Product is everything
3. Stop talking and truly listen…
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