Vadim Rogovskiy is a co-founder and CEO of 3DLOOK, serial tech entrepreneur and investor with deep roots in mobile tech and enterprise software. Partner at pre-seed fund WannaBiz, angel investor, advisor and mentor at 500 Startups. Named one of the ‘Forbes 30 Under 30’ in Ukraine.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Elon Musk
- Jeff Bezos
- Phil Knight founder of Nike
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I was treating it as a game since the very beginning and it was helping me a lot. Because of that I was not treating some first difficulties and challenges to seriously and I was not burnt out. Because of that I didn’t start what I was doing. So definitely I had probably the right attitude since the beginning. But in terms of difficulties obviously it’s the learning curve. I didn’t know what I didn’t know and at that time that wasn’t so many online conferences or webinars or courses. So, I needed to learn everything from scratch. And I would say I would have a lot of time saved if I wouldn’t have to do that”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization Book by Dave Logan and John King and Halee Fischer-Wright
- What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture Book by Ben Horowitz
- Do What Matters Most: Lead with a Vision, Manage with a Plan, and Prioritize Your Time Book by Rob Shallenberger and Steve Shallenberger
- Only the Paranoid Survive. Lessons from the CEO of INTEL Corporation Book by Andrew S. Grove
- Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail Book by Clayton M Christensen
Favourite Quote:
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it”
Recommended Online Resources:
- DocSend – Secure Document Sharing & Analytics, eSignature, Data Rooms. Secure document sharing platform for free. Instantly know when documents are opened what pages are read Easy to use eSignatures
- Clerky | The easiest way for startups to get legal paperwork done safely. Online service for startup legal paperwork, including Delaware C corporation incorporation. Recommended by the most startup attorneys Designed exclusively for startups, as opposed to regular small businesses. Run by two startup attorneys obsessed with helping founders avoid problems with due diligence
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Just don’t be afraid to try and test your ideas… Always test your ideas on people around you”…[Listen for More]
More About Vadim Rogovskiy:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it.” The Lion King
Other Quotes From the Chat with Vadim Rogovskiy:
- “the advantages of raising venture capital money earlier in the company life-cycle because I learned things when the VCs started to approach me”
- “to focus up on one company… On the only one company in the most challenging period of its life-cycle. Because in the beginning I was basically running several companies and I was everywhere and I started to basically see the in-depth and see the growth I expected even more after I made hard decisions to focus on one company and on one activity”
- “I think constantly learning, always learning. There is no point in time when you just need to stop learning. So, spend time if you want to be an entrepreneur especially in high-tech you need to learn all of the time”
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