Over the last few years Amy and I have become close friends with Ben Casnocha. We adore the guy. Ben started his first company – Comcate – at age 14. As of today (age 19), he’s now a published author as his first book – My Start-Up Life: What a (Very) Young CEO Learned on His Journey Through Silicon Valley
As an early reader / reviewer of the book, I highly recommend it. The story is oriented around Ben’s experiences as a teenager trying to deal with the pressures of both teenage and adult “business / entrepreneurship” life simultaneously. He does a magnificent job of articulating the characteristics of a startup without being preachy and weaves in a number of vignettes from experienced friends and colleagues. It is simultaneously personal, educational, and emotionally deep.
If you are an aspiring (or existing) entrepreneur, My Start-Up Life
In addition to recommending that you buy the book right now, Ben and I are going to do a giveaway on this blog of an autographed copy of the book to the commenter who has the best haiku with the word “start-up” in it. Join in the fun – now!
everything we do
should be a startup
unless its endup
the spirit
last lifelong
let’s blog it
let’s bookmark it
the “Life of startup”
Comment by IM — May 21, 2007 @ 7:09 am
Startups are such fun
Passionate and scary
Building something great
Comment by David Duey — May 21, 2007 @ 7:13 am
Startup tech co now
Much work, coffee, little sleep
Sell To Yahoo! soon!
Comment by Kris — May 21, 2007 @ 8:10 am
Startups bud in spring,
Which bloom bears the sweetest fruit?
Feld tends the garden…
Comment by Lance Weber — May 21, 2007 @ 8:52 am
start-up with no fund
credit card entrepreneur
how much percent now?
sweet, web 2.0
my Google focused start-up
cute bubble logo
Comment by Jenn — May 21, 2007 @ 9:26 am
I loved my startup
1 founder, 3 engineers
Before the suits came
Comment by Jonathan — May 21, 2007 @ 9:45 am
Dream; then iterate.
Skirt startup loons who hoot
Macro-myopic.
Comment by Matt Winn — May 21, 2007 @ 9:48 am
whoops! I nearly DQ’d on syllables. Correction follows:
Dream; then iterate.
Skirt startup worn loons who hoot
Macro-myopic
Best,
Matt
Comment by Matt Winn — May 21, 2007 @ 10:19 am
escape through startup
code-kids-code-sleep-code-eat-code
create own cube life
Comment by Heather Duey — May 21, 2007 @ 10:46 am
So many start-ups
One designed Guitar Hero
Is that a strat-up?
Comment by Tony Casson — May 21, 2007 @ 12:28 pm
Feld recommends it?
Did not he contribute too?
Start-up disclosure.
Comment by Mary Beth — May 21, 2007 @ 3:53 pm
ingenious start-up
will put rats out of business
highest art upends
Comment by Vada — May 22, 2007 @ 2:39 am
for entrepreneurs:
startups, like parents,
get heaps of good, bad advice.
which bits to ignore?
for investors:
pile of startup plans
first step is to throw out half…
no unlucky ones!
Comment by Scott Yates — May 22, 2007 @ 6:29 am
Our start-up speeds up
Slow down, dig deep, run harder
Earn ev’ry success!
Comment by Andy Conigliaro — May 22, 2007 @ 6:36 am
The start-up awakes,
endless possibilities
converge into one
Comment by Tim Wolters — May 22, 2007 @ 9:38 am
A revised, and hopefully better version of my earlier entry…
Start-up exciting
Passionate and scary
Building something great
Comment by David Duey — May 22, 2007 @ 1:12 pm
One last revision (I promise); I didn’t have enough syllables in the second line.
Start-up exciting
Passionate, often scary
Building something great
Comment by Daddy — May 22, 2007 @ 1:48 pm
another startup plan
a better mouse trap?
or a load of crap
i just couldn’t resist that one. and I want the book.
Comment by Hugh Lang — May 22, 2007 @ 1:54 pm
We
Comment by David — May 22, 2007 @ 2:03 pm
Here’s one I couldn’t resist sharing:
Jack Bauer start-up
damnit damnit damnit damn
it damnit damnit
Comment by Jenn — May 26, 2007 @ 7:20 pm