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Ezra Roizen

General Manager, STRATEGYfx, LLC
roizen.com/ezra
Oakland, California, United States United states
Business owner, Investor
Member since May 04, 2007
VEQ: NS-FM-FR
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I am a(n):

Former entrepreneur who now advises other entrepreneurs.

Companies I've founded or co-founded:

Convoy Corporation, Montclare Technologies, Inc., STRATEGYfx LLC

Companies I've invested in:

Vator

Startups I worked for:

Many, many, many

If you are an entrepreneur, 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 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 and commenter on emerging ventures, focused on digital media, e-commerce and mobile companies.

My transactional activities are performed as a partner with Ackrell Capital a boutique investment bank.

In addition to financial advisory, I have a research and consulting firm called STRATEGYfx. STRATEGYfx is the venue for my commentary and analysis on emerging businesses.

The primary syndication/publishing partners for this commentary are Vator.tv where I co-host a show and am a contributing editor and AlwaysOn where I'm also a contributing editor, selection committee member for their top 100 lists and a conference emcee.

I'm married to Bambi Francisco. We have four boys.

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