Ezra Roizen

Advisor-to and commenter-on emerging ventures

Website: roizen.com/ezra
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roizen
Twitter: https://twitter.com/roizen
Oakland, California, United States
Accredited investor
Member since June 07, 2007

I help startups get noticed. Quote_down

About

Investor interests

Categories of interest	Advertising Digital media Mobile Mobile advertising Social media Online Gaming
Locations of interest	Oakland, California, United States
Credentials	Accredited Investor

Education

2001 Columbia Business School , MBA

2001 UC Berkeley, Haas Business School , MBA

2001 UC Davis , BA

I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

Companies I've founded or co-founded:

Convoy Corp, Advsr, Montclare Technologies Inc.

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

I'm out of a job...

My favorite startups:

Vator, Pandora, Box.net

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

The money and the work (my answer to both).

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

Everything takes longer than you think. A lot longer.

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

Solve a real problem that lots of people need solved. Don't raise more money than you really need. It's all about the talent you attract.

Full bio

Advisor-to and commenter-on emerging ventures.