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Stay persistent, optimistic, and don’t make the same mistakes again. Every entrepreneur needs to stay persistent and optimistic to stay being an entrepreneur. Want-to-be-entrepreneurs make excuses for themselves. A serial entrepreneur and technologist, Erik Chan previously co-founded social and online game companies 28wins and Bottomless Pit Games, and payments company MicroPay Technology. Prior to Erik’s […]
Sathvik Tantry is the co-founder of FormSwift, a SaaS platform helping organizations go paperless. FormSwift’s tools allow businesses and individuals to create, edit, sign, and collaborate on documents and workflows in the cloud, eliminating unnecessary printing, faxing, and snail mail. Where did the idea for FormSwift come from? FormSwift was born because my co-founder, David, […]
I’m excited that design matters. Just because you use a niche enterprise product, you shouldn’t have to struggle with an ugly and hard to use experience. AJ Shankar is the founder and CEO of Everlaw, where he leads a team that is building the world’s most advanced litigation platform, beginning with ediscovery. Prior to Everlaw, […]
Taking breaks. I go running or working out once a day, I try to take the weekends off. Doing these small things helps me solving problems and seeing things from a new light – you’re never productive if you get stuck. Louise Eriksson is an entrepreneur and adventurer from Sweden. She recently made the move […]
Seeking integration. If you work with me, you’ll hear me say, “Let’s get integrated on this,” or “You all should get integrated on that.” I try to use this word instead of “figure this out.” After a decade of teaching, Farbood Nivi founded Grockit, a social learning game company, to help learners get connected and […]
I can think of 50 failures. The solution is always the same: persistence and a positive outlook. Russ Fradin, CEO and co-founder of Dynamic Signal, is a digital media veteran with more than 15 years of experience in online marketing. Prior to co-founding Dynamic Signal, Russ was co-founder and CEO of Adify and co-founder of […]
I’ve tried for years to sleep less than the 8 hours a night that I seemed to need for my first 30 years of life. What I’ve found is that I can cut down to 6 hours a night if I do a 20 minute nap in the middle of the day. That gives […]
Close deals. Concentrate on closing deals – lots of them. Put the irons in the fire as they say and repeat. I may say that as I’m more “sales” in my approach to business however it’s key to success. Mark Samuel is the epitome of a true entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of […]
I recommend running a list of ideas at any given point of time – general entrepreneurial ideas that pop up in my head. I keep it current, check it often and take out the ideas that no longer interest me. Mike Russell is the co-founder & CEO of Paintzen, a revolutionary painting service that makes […]
The lesson is: keep agreements simple and don’t give equity away to people who aren’t full-time. Lydia Fayal is the Co-Founder of AdmitSee.com, a peer-to-peer college admissions resource. Lydia founded the site with Stephanie Shyu in 2012 with the goal of bringing much-needed transparency to higher education. AdmitSee is a social media platform where college […]
You need to have a lot of “foolish optimism.” Things will go wrong; trust me on that. But being able to absorb failure and keep believing, no matter how trite it sounds, is really the best skill to have. Vineet Jain is the founder and CEO of Egnyte , a platform that powers enterprise file services […]
The moment you decide that you no longer need to learn, someone else will inevitably surpass you in your endeavors. Di Huang is a serial entrepreneur from San Francisco. He is currently the CEO and Co-Founder of cloudcade, a tablet-first mobile games developer aimed at creating fun, original and deeply engaging free-to-play games for a […]