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This sponsored post is part of a series of profiles on Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” finalists. Click here to keep up with the rest of the series.
VentureBeat recently teamed up with Ernst & Young to profile a number of promising entrepreneurs.
These innovators, all from northern California, were finalists for prestigious E&Y’s Entrepreneur of the Year award, which is now in its 25th year.
The finalists are in company with … Continue Reading
This post is sponsored by Ernst & Young.
Ernst & Young recently released Nature or nurture: Decoding the entrepreneur, a report based on a survey of 685 entrepreneurs worldwide and in-depth interviews with winners of the firm’s Entrepreneur Of the Year award. The report provides insights into the shared characteristics, frustrations, and career goals of some of the world’s leading entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurs are made, not born:
Nearly 60% have worked in a corporate environment and
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This sponsored post is part of a series of profiles on Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” finalists. Click here to keep up with the rest of the series.
“Kids and companies are going to ruin your life, but they’re going to ruin them in amazing ways.” That’s what I was told by Amobee’s founder and CEO, Zohar Levkovitz, who compared being an entrepreneur to being a father.
I recently sat down with Levkovitz … Continue Reading
This sponsored post is part of a series of profiles on Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” finalists. Click here to keep up with the rest of the series.
When asked what advice she gives aspiring entrepreneurs, Eileen Gittins quickly responds with a common theme: “Never give up.” Gittins — a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year competition — is the founder and CEO of the do-it-yourself online book publisher, Blurb.… Continue Reading
Nate Werlin
This sponsored post is part of a series of profiles on Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” finalists. Click here to keep up with the rest of the series.
I met with Vlad Shmunis recently, founder and CEO of RingCentral and finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year competition. Vlad and I discussed the type of personality it takes to start a successful company, and he shared some advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.… Continue Reading
This sponsored post is part of a series of profiles on Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” finalists. Click here to keep up with the rest of the series.
I recently met with Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, Jim Marggraff, Chairman, CEO, and founder of Livescribe. I asked Marggraff about how he got his start with Livescribe, what it takes to be a good CEO, and what he would tell … Continue Reading
Nate Werlin
This sponsored post is part of a series of profiles on Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” finalists. Click here to keep up with the rest of the series.
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit the Ernst & Young offices in San Francisco, where I sat down with Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, Tasso Roumeliotis, founder and CEO of Location Labs.
The Emeryville, Calif.-based company provides location services on mobile phones, primarily … Continue Reading
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