A few weeks ago, I was invited to open for Guy Kawasaki at TEDxHarkerSchool. This was a completely student-led event for about 200 highschool students interested in entrepreneurship.
There were a number of students who were (openly) running businesses of their own after hours (as you know, I had to hide mine from my parents). Most of these businesses had a social angle to them, which was really surprising and awesome. I especially liked OneThing and Job4Joe.
Harker is a phenomenal school located in San Jose that attracts superhuman kids from all across Silicon Valley. I had a chance to grab lunch with a gang of them after my talk, and I don’t think I’ve laughed so hard at an event before. A super funny and super smart group.
Hanging out and trying to increase my IQ after the event
Thank-you to Neel Bhoopalam and Neeraj Baid for extending the invitation, and everyone who FBed and emailed me after. You guys rock.
Here is the full video (stellar production by Chris Hennessey). You can also find the video on the main TED website here.