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A teenage entrepreneur turns goth for a day

Most teenagers are convinced of their own immortality. But not Ben Casnocha, the famed teenage entrepreneur, book author, and ladies' man. A week from tomorrow, Casnocha is convening a salon to discuss a "'CEO approach' to dying." Never mind that Casnocha hasn't figured out a "CEO approach" to, say, actually doing business. I'm sure that he'll assemble a room full of graybeards who will listen raptly as he gives his thoughts on the hereafter — even though they're on much better speaking terms with the Grim Reaper than Casnocha. After the jump, the full invite. More »

1:21 PM on Thu Jul 5 2007
By Owen Thomas
1,600 views, 8 comments

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my startup life

An interview with author Ben Casnocha

NICK DOUGLAS — After my boss (and this site's editor) wrote a bitchy little post making fun of the author and self-described "very young CEO" Ben Casnocha for running a mere million-dollar business (Come on, he had six years to build it! Nevermind that in year 1, he was 12) he asked for a "rude" interview with Casnocha. Below, the author of "My Startup Life" explains why an inexperienced 19-year-old can teach "established businesspeople" basic principles and why Marc Benioff, the old-guard exec who wrote Casnocha's foreword, isn't as nasty as everyone says. More »

3:47 PM on Thu May 24 2007
By Nick Douglas
973 views, 6 comments

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