When you’re one of the youngest entrepreneurs to ever receive venture capital, inevitably there will be comparisons to a certain wunderkind who was only 20 years old when he convinced VCs to invest in his start-up.
“People start thinking of me as the next Zuckerburg,” said Brian Wong of Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. “I can use that to my advantage.”
At only 19, Wong spills with confidence, even through his iPhone as he dashes around San Francisco to pitch investors. It’s no wonder, since he skipped four grades in school, graduated from college at just 18 and a year later received $200,000 from True Ventures for his new mobile advertising start-up, Kiip.me.
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Author: Ty McMahan
