Saturday’s Success Story: Daniel Brusilovsky
In the Fast Company calendar, I came across an event called Teens in Tech Conference and, in it, was a small blurb about its founder, Daniel Brusilovsky (or Daniel Bru). Not only is he the founder, he’s a writer for TechCrunch (one of the hottest tech blogs out there) and a marketing manager for a mobile video startup called Qik. Oh. He’s 17.
I’m not really done, yet, with his list of activities. He’s the Executive Producer and Host of Apple Universe podcast, advisor to instant group messaging service Tatango (founded by 22 year old Derek Johnson), and to at least three other young companies as well. He’s a speaker at events like MacWorld too.
Right now Daniel is a high school senior in Silicon Valley (no big surprise there) who is struggling to decide whether to go to college or not. There’s no longer a pat answer to that question especially for the young tech savvy kids. A lot of his success has come from being well-connected and asking for what he wants, getting involved in social media early and being a trend spotter. Here are his three tips for being an entrepreneur:
- Don’t give up
- Innovate
- Persist
Here’s to youth and confidence!
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