Sam Zebarjadi

Sam Zebarjadi

Co-Founder & CEO, Medicast. TechStars Alumni (Sprint 2014) Mentor, 500 Startups Mentor, The Iron Yard

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/szebarjadi
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/samzeb
Silicon Valley
Member since December 11, 2014
  • About

I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

Companies I've founded or co-founded:
Medicast, Zamp
Companies I work or worked for:
JP Morgan Chase, Sprint, Nokia, Vodafone, Teliasonera
If you're an entrepreneur or corporate innovator, why?

I want to change the way people live life

My favorite startups:

Kickstarter, Braintree

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

Most rewarding: hearing people say that our company/service has made an impact to them or a loved one

Most frustrating: hearing no

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

Selection bias--only listening to feedback you want to hear

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

1) Never give up
2) Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you
3) Listen before you speak

Full bio

Sam is an expert in mobile, consumer, and enterprise technologies with over 12 years in the wireless industry. In 6 years at Nokia, he designed and deployed large-scale consumer services with 25+ wireless carriers in over 20 countries around the world, and previously he played an integral role across a series of technical and business-related activities for the $36bn Sprint-Nextel merger, has led sales and marketing efforts into numerous Fortune 1000 corporations, and has been responsible for portfolio enhancement and business expansion to new markets and verticals for a number of large and small organizations.

He has been featured and interviewed in numerous media outlets including CNN Headline News and USA Today, and is a contributor to Entrepreneur Magazine. Sam is also a mentor to 500 Startups, Four Athens, and The Iron Yard, and is an advisor to several early- and growth-stage startups.