The fastest way to get kicked out of a venture capitalist's office is to say that you want to build a business that grows steadily, focuses on employees, and creates wealth over the long term. Entrepreneurs with such ambitions are… — Vivek Wadhwa Copy Share Image
Ask any venture capitalist, and they will tell you that they consider the experience and completeness of the founding team to be a more important factor in their investment decision than the technology that is being built. — Vivek Wadhwa Copy Share Image
You will find that every successful entrepreneur has suffered many setbacks. These entrepreneurs just forget to mention these when they are doing interviews with… — Vivek Wadhwa Copy Share Image
When I start getting embroiled in heated debates and feeling stressed, I just turn everything off and disconnect from the world. I simply tell… — Vivek Wadhwa Copy Share Image
What the tech industry often forgets is that with age comes wisdom. Older workers are usually better at following direction, mentoring, and leading. — Vivek Wadhwa Copy Share Image
Innovation is all about people. Innovation thrives when the population is diverse, accepting and willing to cooperate. — Vivek Wadhwa Copy Share Image
Innovating Women is more important today than ever. Things are changing for the better. The recent announcements by Google, LinkedIn, Yahoo, and Facebook of… — Vivek Wadhwa Copy Share Image
Hiring foreigners is more expensive and more difficult than hiring locals, because of the visa fees and long lead times for visa processing. And… — Vivek Wadhwa Copy Share Image
Corporate executives and business owners need to realize that there can be no compromise when it comes to ethics, and there are no easy… — Vivek Wadhwa Copy Share Image
Student loan debt is the reason I don't advise students who want to become entrepreneurs to apply to elite, expensive colleges. They can be… — Vivek Wadhwa Copy Share Image
What you want in a mentor is someone who truly cares for you and who will look after your interests and not just their… — Vivek Wadhwa Copy Share Image
The goal should be to build a sustainable lifestyle business that does good for employees and customers - and that steadily builds wealth. — Vivek Wadhwa Copy Share Image
One of the biggest problems that software developers face is that technology changes rapidly. It is very hard to stay current. — Vivek Wadhwa Copy Share Image
My advice to fledgling entrepreneurs is always the same: build a company that you plan to be with for the next 10 years -… — Vivek Wadhwa Copy Share Image
When I became an entrepreneur, I had the knowledge to develop and manage budgets, market products and review legal contracts. — Vivek Wadhwa Copy Share Image
A key to achieving success is to assemble a strong and stable management team. — Vivek Wadhwa Copy Share Image
