Eric Gastfriend

I want to change the world.

Wave

My father, Dr. David Gastfriend, is a national expert in addiction psychiatry. He told me that there are effective, evidence-based interventions that can address the opioid epidemic, but they aren't being used. I realized that we had the opportunity to change that.

The hardest part is that you have a lot of stress and responsibility, and it can create a lot of emotional pressure. The most rewarding thing is seeing the impact that our product has on our customers.

Working hard in the wrong direction. The entrepreneurial drive is usually to "go go go," but some careful strategic planning can save you a lot of misplaced effort.

The idea for the company is very important, and hard to change.

· Simplify the business as much as possible -- complexity can stifle growth.

· Give a good balance of both supportive and critical feedback to your team. It's essential for improvement.

I want to have a big positive impact on the world, and entrepreneurship is one way to do that. I love technology and coding, but I hate debugging, so I decided the business side of tech is more for me!

Wave -- they offer no-fee money transfers to countries in Africa. It's great to see disruption benefitting people at the bottom of the economic pyramid.

Eric Gastfriend (CEO) is a 2015 MBA graduate of Harvard Business School. Prior to that, he was General Manager of Happy Cloud, a cloud gaming startup, where he oversaw software development and business development, licensing its proprietary technology to large game publishers such as Warner Bros. Eric is currently managing DynamiCare Health’s strategy, sales, operations, and fundraising.