Eman Talei

Eman Talei

Championing our local, independently owned businesses across America. Shop Local and Shop Small to support small business ownership.

Website: http://www.linkedin.com/in/emantalei
Calabasas, California, United States
Member since May 11, 2012
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A million ideas and start-ups in one life time! Quote_down
  • About
Education
1996 UCLA , BS , Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

If you're an entrepreneur or corporate innovator, why?

Life is about change and challenges!

My favorite startups:

Gobble, Instagram, Mergelocal, PictureHealing

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?

Balance between business and family life style.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs/innovators make?

Falling in love with their idea and jumping into it without research, planning and a team to help build their idea.

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?

Meet with as many people as possible, within and outside outside of your industry. Surround yourself with people smarter than yourself. Never stop selling yourself!

Full bio

Having been part of several small business start-ups, I experienced firsthand the pain that each one of us endures in the upbringing of a small business. With all that I have learned from my past experiences and with the realization that the backbone of our economy is truly the small businesses, I pledged to both myself and my colleagues that I would make a positive impact in the realm of small business ownership.