Today's entrepreneur: Jessica Bell van der Wal
You cannot predict the waves, so you also need to be totally ready to make mistakes
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Today’s entrepreneur is Sizhao Yang, COO/co-founder of BetterWorks, Inc.
According to his VEQ, Sizhao is good at technology design, product management and fund raising.
You are an: Entrepreneur
Name companies you've founded or co-founded:
MyMiniLife (Zynga), BetterWorks
Name companies you've invested in:
HipMunk, GroupMe, Facebook, E La Carte, Context Logic, GoLocal, Coveroo, Identified, Openbucks, Kima Labs, Speak with Me, EcoMom, Lux Delux
Name startups you worked for:
Zynga, MyMiniLife, BetterWorks
If you are an entrepreneur, why?
I want to invent something cool.
List your favorite startups:
AirBnB, Square, Dropbox, Quora
What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
Timing is key
What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
Product/market fit
What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?
Woman of many skills: Database System Engineer; SplashX event producer; Author of Startup Teams
All author postsYou cannot predict the waves, so you also need to be totally ready to make mistakes
Read more..."A great idea is worthless until it’s acted upon – simply put, ideas are cheap, execution is not"
Read more...The best lesson I’ve learned is to be humble and curious, and know that you know absolutely nothing
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