BEN CASNOCHA

Entrepreneur and Author

Ben Casnocha, is an internationally recognized entrepreneur and author. He's author of the bestselling business book "My Start-Up Life: What a (Very) Young CEO Learned on His Journey Through Silicon Valley" which the New York Times called "precocious, informative, and entertaining." At age 14, he founded Comcate, Inc., an e-government software company. Ben's work has been featured in dozens of media including CNN, CNBC, and The Economist.

PoliticsOnline named him one of the "25 most influential people in the world of internet and politics." BusinessWeek named Ben "one of America's top young entrepreneurs."

Mr. Casnocha, now 21, writes prolifically on his blog which the San Jose Business Journal called one of the "Top 25 Blogs in Silicon Valley." He is also a commentator for NPR's "Marketplace." He has given keynote speeches on entrepreneurship, innovation, globalization, and Gen Y and currently also co-runs the Silicon Valley Junto, an intellectual discussion society for business and technology executives.