Today’s Entrepreneur is Joe Genasci, president and CEO of GuidEd Fusion.
GuidEd Fusion is transforming education by offering a new way to interact with students, a new way to provide a sense of belonging, and a new way to build relationships in a way students understand.
(GuidEd Fusion is one of the promising startups competing to be one of the top 10 finalists to present on stage at Vator Splash LA in May. If you want to vote for them or for another startup in the competition, click here.)
I am a(n):
Entrepreneur Educator, President and CEO, and Father of two strapping young boys
Companies I’ve founded or co-founded:
Sacred Hoop–Dental Informatics, SocialWorkIT, and Continnuous Navigo LLC–School Consequence Managment
Startups I worked for:
Qvidian, MicroAge Mesa
If you are an entrepreneur, why?
I want to transform the way we deliver services to American students–to me it is an issue of National Security
My favorite startups:
Asana, Trust Your Journey
What’s most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
It can be extremely lonely when you are truly innovating; however, the reward of opening eyes and expanding my influence provides more than enough encouragement.
What’s the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
Failure to communicate emotional value toward your product
What are the top three lessons you’ve learned as an entrepreneur?
Relationships rule, value team building, and audaciousness as an edge
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