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How do you know you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? How or when do you recognize that you want to become an entrepreneur? What about the role family and spouse in an entrepreneur’s life. Often, the extended family pays a significant toll during an entrepreneur’s roller coaster ride to make their company successful. How does an entrepreneur juggle their personal and business life?   What about spirituality? What is a typical day in an entrepreneur’s life?

I turned to Diaz Nesamoney,  a serial entrepreneur, who heads Jivox, a Silicon Valley video ad network company. Diaz grew up in Africa and India and says it was not until his undergraduate days at BITS Pilani that he realized he just might have what it takes to be an entrepreneur. He came to the USA in the 1990s to work as an IT consultant and went on to co-found Informatica, a business  company. He then went to create Celequest that was acquired by Cognos. After 2 startups he thought it was time for a break, but within a few days he was already working on his latest business idea:Jivox.

Diaz talks about the role of his family, especially the support that he gets from his wife. He confesses that when you are in a startup it is like being married to two people: your wife and the company. He talks at length about how he juggles his work and family life and describes a typical day that usually runs into 18 hours with a couple of breaks for family and commuting. What gadgets help him be productive? Tune in to find out.

If you missed, you might want to listen to Part-1 of the interview with Diaz where he talks about Jivox.

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