My Start-Up Life: What a (Very) Young CEO Learned on his Journey Through Silicon Valley - Book Review

Summer Reading Suggestions for the Savvy Entrepreneur

My Start-Up Life: What a (Very) Young CEO Learned on his Journey Through Silicon Valley by Ben Casnocha, (Jossey-Bass, 2007)

Casnocha started his first business at age 12 and has been at it ever since. Now, at the ripe old age of 19, he’s decided to share what he’s learned along the way. The book is largely focused on the challenges of trying to balance a normal teenager’s life with that of a start-up entrepreneur. Ben not only had to worry about business; he had to worry about graduating from high school. It’s a good story and it contains a lot of usefulideas about what it takes to succeed with a start-up.

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