Neel Murthy
Co-Founder & CEO of Swapbox. Got my BS in Computer Science from Stanford, and dropped out of the masters program to work on Swapbox. Along the way worked at various start-ups, and Zynga as a PM.
San Francisco, California, United States
Member since December 04, 2013
- About
Education
| 2010 Stanford , BS , Computer Science |
I am a(n):
Entrepreneur
Companies I've founded or co-founded:
Swapbox,
Videocrank
Companies I work or worked for:
mylinkpower
If you're an entrepreneur or corporate innovator, why?
I want to create something lasting.
My favorite startups:
Square, Tesla, Airbnb, Goldbely
What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
The momentum swings.
What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs/innovators make?
They give up.
What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?
1. It's a financial kick to the head, and isn't always expected
2. Surround yourself with smarter people and things will go as well as can be expected; it's okay to not be the best at everything
3. There's always trade-offs. Always.
Full bio
Co-Founder & CEO of Swapbox. Got my BS in Computer Science from Stanford, and dropped out of the masters program to work on Swapbox. Along the way worked at various start-ups, and Zynga as a PM.
