{"id":1232,"date":"2012-03-19T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/?p=1232"},"modified":"2018-11-14T22:37:14","modified_gmt":"2018-11-15T06:37:14","slug":"member-profile-andrew-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/member-profile-andrew-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"Founder Profile: Andrew Jones, co-founder of GolfRival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Discover who\u2019s who in the tech startup industry with Founders Network <a href=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/category\/founder-profiles\/\">Founder Profiles<\/a>. Each profile covers one of our founders, their startup vision, achievements and current focus. Gain key insights about their most valuable lessons learned, greatest mentors and tips for staying motivated.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Andrew Jones\" src=\"http:\/\/api.ning.com\/files\/ZhsdyMbKiQlzY1Ds0YTvqbG*6em1sfPRhRrbuReUlQQonxyJ2vc4Axpq6ygEAY8wsD1tSBNO5aLwnD0rZ0yaLan68KrygRx0\/575828538.jpeg?xgip=0%3A0%3A183%3A183%3B183%3B&amp;width=184&amp;height=184&amp;crop=1%3A1\" alt=\"Co-founder of GolfRival\" width=\"184\" height=\"184\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrew Jones, co-founder of GolfRival<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Name<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/andrew-jones\/0\/389\/b07\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Jones<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Member Cohort:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/2012\/03\/introducing-our-march-cohort-of-tech-startup-founders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong>:<br \/>\nSan Jose, Ca.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong>:<br \/>\nMBA Entrepreneurship, Santa Clara University<br \/>\nBA, Western Michi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prior Experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Extensive vendor\/customer relationship management experience<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge in financial\/contract negotiations<\/li>\n<li>Supply chain management experience<\/li>\n<li>Management experience in launching new products and leading new ventures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Current Startup:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"www.golfrival.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GolfRival<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; a social network enabling golfers to connect and compete when and where they want.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mission:<\/strong><br \/>\nTo empower golfers to connect and compete when and where they want.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Milestones:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Launch page &amp; logo<\/li>\n<li>Founders network membership acceptance<\/li>\n<li>Front end\/back end mockups for iphone\/web<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Current Focus:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Product beta launch in May<\/li>\n<li>Working in alpha prototype, design, and wireframing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Lessons Learned:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s unbelievably important to focus on having a good team. \u00a0The ideas may change, but the core team will stay the same.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Staying Motivated:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;I&#8217;ve learned through this process that if you&#8217;ve given it everything you&#8217;ve got to into your startup and it doesn&#8217;t succeed, it doesn&#8217;t feel like as big of a failure. There&#8217;s nothing worse than regret about something you should have done and didn&#8217;t. You just have to try to leave everything you&#8217;ve got out there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biggest Mentor:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;I\u00a0don&#8217;t have one specific mentor. \u00a0For me, it&#8217;s more about various trusted sources that I go to for advice based on their specific experience (e.g. golf pros, country club managers, website design, etc).&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover who\u2019s who in the tech startup industry with Founders Network Founder Profiles. Each profile covers one of our founders, their startup vision, achievements and current focus. 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