Ben Casnocha

Ben Casnocha
Casnocha in 2011
Born
Benedict T. Casnocha

(1988-03-01) March 1, 1988
Occupation(s)Author, investor

Benedict T. Casnocha is an American author, entrepreneur, and investor, based in San Francisco, California.[1][2]

He is a co-founder and partner at the venture capital firm Village Global.[3]

At 14 he founded Comcate Inc., an e-government technology firm. He is the author of three books, including the New York Times bestseller The Start-Up of You.[4][5]

He has spoken at business events and conventions.[6] He has appeared on The Charlie Rose Show and is a commentator on NPR’s Marketplace and in Newsweek. He has also written for the American Enterprise Institute and the U.S. State Department. He has been a mentor at startup incubator Techstars.[7]

In 2006, BusinessWeek named Casnocha one of America's best young entrepreneurs.[8] Politics Online named him one of the "25 most influential people in the world of internet and politics".

In 2017, Casnocha and Product Hunt employee Erik Torenberg and Ben sought to raise $50 million for an investment fund.[9]

Books

My Start-Up Life

My Start-Up Life: What a (Very) Young CEO Learned on his Journey Through Silicon Valley was published on May 25, 2007, by Jossey-Bass. It recounts Casnocha’s founding of an e-government technology firm, Comcate.

The Start-Up of You

The Start-Up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest In Yourself and Transform Your Career is Casnocha's second book. It is co-authored with Reid Hoffman, co-founder and executive chairman of professional social networking website LinkedIn and was released in the United States on February 14, 2012.

The Alliance

The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age is Casnocha's third book. It is co-authored with investor Chris Yeh and Reid Hoffman and was released in the United States on July 8, 2014.

References

  1. ^ Swartz, Jon (January 17, 2006). "Being a teen is hard work for this entrepreneur". USA Today. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  2. ^ "Today's Teens, Today's Entrepreneurs". Dealbook NYT. June 14, 2007. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  3. ^ "The Network".
  4. ^ Cowles, Gregory. "Best Sellers – The New York Times". New York Times. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  5. ^ "Oh, to Be 19 and an Entrepreneur". The New York Times. June 17, 2007. Archived from the original on November 3, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "Benedict T. Casnocha: Never too young to succeed". Jakarta Post. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  7. ^ "Wasabi Ventures: Staff". Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  8. ^ "America's Best Young Entrepreneurs". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on November 24, 2006. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  9. ^ "Ben Casnocha and Erik Torenberg are raising a $50M investment fund". techcrunch. April 6, 2017. Archived from the original on April 6, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
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