Ran Poliakine is a serial entrepreneur and founder of several different technology and health-related companies.The common denominator in each of his endeavors is a love for modern technology and a desire to alleviate suffering. Ran’s philosophy is to find new ways to use technology to solve real life problems. Each of his endeavors –from using technology to hydrate Africa or devising a technological solution to eradicating bedsores and even devising a new, easier way for the visually impaired to communicate via written text –has been a labor of love enabled by technology.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
None specified
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I believe that the reason that every entrepreneur has been successful at the beginning… I don’t know that it’s every time but many times is to do with naïveté. You are not afraid from the things you don’t know. And I believe when I started my first business, it was a complete failure by the way, I had super motivation with zero understanding of life. So the fact that I did not understand life made me fearless as to the difficulty I am facing. So I think it’s experience and not being afraid”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts Book by Gary ChapmanFavourite Quote:
“every milestone starts with the first step quote”
Recommended Online Resources:
Google – is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“I think my best advise because life is very very short is follow your heart, do only what you like, don’t work with people that give you bad vibes, focus on what you are trying to do and enjoy the ride”…[Listen for More]
More About Ran Poliakine:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion.” Tony Hsieh
Other Quotes From the Chat with Ran Poliakine:
- “an entrepreneur lives his life between hope and despair”
- “I really fall in love easily with ideas and people in my judgement when I’m in love with an idea is totally wrong…. So I am so positive about the possibilities. And sometimes being too positive may slow you down because you are facing reality only later.”
- “Culture is part of the human factor… The people you work with, the investors you invite, the partners you take, and setting expectations right is the key to avoid the problems”
- “I think clearly I made so many mistakes but it is very hard to judge whether those mistakes are not actually the ones that have helped me to succeed later on”
- “don’t count on positive external things to happen, plan for the worse and wish for the best”
- “you die only once but you live every day”
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