MP Radio #3 - Ben Casnocha Keeping Things Real
In the latest installment of MP Radio I interview young entrepreneur Ben Casnocha of Comcate. Ben is one of the most insightful and inspirational entrepreneurs that I have spoken to. His down to Earth outlook on entrepreneurship and no-bullshit approach on life is absolutely refreshing — this is the sort of entrepreneur that isn’t afraid to tell it like he sees it. And I respect that as a fellow entrepreneur.
Here are some discussed topics:
- The motivating factors for starting a business
- How reading books affect the entrepreneur’s life
- The relationship between chess and business
- Being a young entrepreneur in San Francisco
- Finding value within yourself
- Not following other peoples’ plans, but setting your own
4 Comments
lawrence
May 19th, 2007 at 7:16 pm
it’s not so much about reading books, per se…it’s more of the act of getting away from your computer screen and reading in general - be it newspaper, magazine or a book.
that change of act, leads your mind and yourself to another variable, thereby circulating your creativeness, so to speak.
playing chess, or any other game for that matter…also has it’s correlations to business and/or life. it’s what you make of it, how one interprits in.
i don’t think it’s that big of a deal at all…where one, an entrepreneur, resides: being it san francisco or nyc. i mean you can do your thing anywhere - assuming it’s a web startup co. so for people to make an ongoing argument about where to plan your startup is kind of silly
lol, david you mentioned a mid-30’s entrepreneur getting somewhat mad at you because he feels you cater and advise differently to the ‘younger’ entrepreneurs
David Askaripour
May 20th, 2007 at 12:46 pm
Reading in general, right on. I dig that. But, reading in general can be applied to reading blogs, digg, cnet, etc., right. I agree that people should actually “get off” the computer and read, though.
Yeah, I have come to realize that the whole SF / NYC debate has no true significance in the larger scheme of things.
Ha, yeah it happens
He was a bit mad at me, but oh well…
lawrence
May 20th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
in regards to where a web startup resides, i don’t think it’s an issue at all.
the only scenario i can see where it’s an issue is if you’re being financially-backed by some people, for them atleast, they want to see you and your co. in person every-so-often…so i could imagine it’d be somewhat essential to reside in SF or NYC, if your backers are in those towns.
other than that, i can’t really see what diff. does it make what city you launch in
Sumitra Menon
May 31st, 2007 at 2:33 am
Great Inspiration! I am a regular reader of Sramana Mitra, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant. She has had a discussion with Warren Packard, a General Partner at Draper-Fisher-Jurvetson on entrepreneurial / investment opportunities to help young entrepreneurs. She has also conducted few other equally inspiring interviews with serial entrepreneurs.
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