Entrepreneur Q&A with Kevin Fryer, President & CEO of Job Shakers
What was your first job? My first job (starting age 12) was mowing yards. Not a couple of yards but 5 days a week. Taught me work ethics. What is the best piece of advice you have ever been given as an entrepreneur? Best advice ever received – surround yourself with great mentors and […]
Angel Q&A with Phil Smith, SSA member.
What is the most common mistake that you see young investors make? They do not assess risk well since they have so little experience. They do not realize they need to get in a lot of deals to make their risk profiles work. The higher the risk, the more deals they need to be in. What […]
Angel Q&A with Jamie Meltzner, Executive Team Builder, Medical Sales Rep and SSA member
What is the most common mistake that you see young entrepreneurs make? I don’t think I can answer this because I feel I am still learning myself. I think if anything, it is not getting out there and trying. What is the best piece of business advice that you were ever given? I am […]
Angel Q&A with Rod Whitson, Executive Vice President at The Bankers Bank and SSA member
What is the most common mistake that you see young entrepreneurs make? There is a point in every startup where it’s clear the revenue projections are too optimistic. At that point, the entrepreneur has to cut expenses to match revenue. My experience has been that entrepreneurs early in their career wait to long to adjust and burn […]
October 2015 SSA Presentation Update
October 2015 – This month we had the pleasure of having three companies for review, two i2E companies and one syndicated company that came to us through Houston Angel Network. i2E’s portfolio companies were JustGoodNews and Monscierge our syndicated company was Loci Controls. One of the first and only GOOD economic news services, JustGOODNews.BIZ strips away […]
Q&A with Steven Soroosh, President and CEO at Driven Analytics
What was your first job? My first job besides busing tables at the Outback Steakhouse was with Ford Motor Company as an intern in the power steering application engineering division. I was on a team that won an automotive design competition my senior year in high school and Ford offered us all summer internships after […]
Q&A with Aravind Seshadri, CEO, Roll-2-Roll Technologies
Where do you come up with the inspiration for your ideas? I try to read a lot of books (mostly Audible) and I am strongly influenced by the works of Seth Godin, Malcom Gladwell, Walter Issacson, Daniel Goleman, Napolean Hill and others. I love reading biographies and all successful people inspire me. I feel like […]
Q&A with Mark Lobo, CEO, Valve Systems International
Where do you come up with the inspiration for your ideas? My idea that was awarded a patent evolved over a 25 year career in industry as a valve engineer, working for companies that did not promote radical solutions to historical problems. Later, in private practice, I was able to spend time creating a solution. […]
August 2015 SSA Presentation Update
August 2015 – SeedStep Angels had the opportunity to see two great companies present. The first company is Arthrokinex and the second company was Core23 BioBank. Arthrokinex is an Oklahoma City based company that provides an alternative approach to joint pain management without narcotic or surgical intervention. Similar revolutionary, all-natural treatments have been used by professional athletes and other elites […]