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Entrepreneurs share tips for success

Successful entrepreneurs will share the stories of their achievements at ITS America 2016 in a session called “From Idea to Acquisition: Founders Roundtable” today. In Executive Ballroom 210C. In this candid discussion, the entrepreneurs will offer tips for success and outline lessons learned from failures along the way. Roundtable participants include Sascha Simon, founder and CEO of Driversiti; Josh Whiton, founder of TransLoc; Carolyn Yashari Becher, cofounder, head of Policy and People and general
June 13, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
Successful entrepreneurs will share the stories of their achievements at ITS America 2016 in a session called “From Idea to Acquisition: Founders Roundtable” today. In Executive Ballroom 210C.

In this candid discussion, the entrepreneurs will offer tips for success and outline lessons learned from failures along the way.

Roundtable participants include Sascha Simon, founder and CEO of Driversiti; Josh Whiton, founder of TransLoc; Carolyn Yashari Becher, cofounder, head of Policy and People and general counsel at HopSkipDrive; and Aarjav Trivedi, founder and CEO of RideCell.

“We’re fortunate to have this caliber of talent to share their insights and secrets of business success,” said Regina Hopper, president and CEO of ITS America. “This event is meant to help foster ITS startups, incubate their inventions and innovations, and grow from great idea to attractive investment to great acquisition for businesses eager to deploy a product or service to scale. It is a perfect inaugural session for ITS America 2016 San Jose’s ‘Startup Zone’ pathway!”

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