I have seen kids do some amazing things. I have seen future sports stars, future computer engineers, seen future politicians. But I have never seen any 18-year-old or under know so many established and successful professionals. This is who I had a chance to meet at the first World of Work presentation. Cory Levy, a Houston native, was invited to give a talk to people involved at the Technology Entrepreneur Center. Along with some other UofI student-entrepreneurs, including the Dynamik Duo and Michael Callahan, Cory Levy talked about how he had a single-minded desire to meet businesspeople so he would have a chance to grow his venture ideas and intern at high-profile venture capital firms. He highlighted some of the ways that he has done this and his future plans. He also shared a “Failure Resume” that lists some of his shortcomings and what he has learned from them.
Afterwards, I had a chance to talk to him and we discussed our interests and how we plan to cultivate them. The next day, I had a chance to play some tennis with him and have dinner with him to further discuss our venture ideas. Overall it was indeed an eye-opening experience and it was so amazing that Cory Levy invited us to his NextGen Conference held at Stanford University.
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