Story of Pioneers

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“I would probably tell myself not to worry that much about grades, because it turned out that they didn’t matter.” If Gil Penchina had a time machine, this would be one piece of advice he would tell his 14-year old self. What matters a lot more is to meet and talk to people which is now the coolest thing about his job as an Angel Investor at AngelList: “I get to meet really interesting people and I learn a ton from listening to their ideas.”

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Exciting Stories

Linda Kozlowski

Vize President

“Talking to customers and hearing how Evernote helped them be a better teacher or plan their family vacation or build their company makes me realise: I love what I do.” Linda Kozlowski, Vize President of International Marketing travels around the world talking to people from India to Brazil. “The biggest restriction I have is just how long it takes to fly to places.”

Yannick Gouez

Entrepreneur

“There is not only one way. There are multiple ways to reach where you want to go. You just need to know exactly, where you want to go.” Yannick Gouez is Consultant and Entrepreneur, so he helps businesses to improve their technology, but also creates companies. “Having a company is like having a child. You have to make it grow, take care of it and that’s time consuming.”

Victor Miron

Tribe and Firestarter

“I get to meet interesting people and through them I become bigger, I become more, a better me.” Victor Miron founded a community called “use together” for people, who share the same common values. His advice to his 14-year old ego: “Have the courage to reach out to the people you admire!”

Adam Cheyer

Co-Founder, SIRI

“It doesn’t matter what the subject is. Find who is the best teacher, in any subject. It’s always about the people." Adam Cheyer is Co-Founder of three companies so far. One of them is Siri, an intelligent personal assistant app which is used all over the world. The challenge each Startup has to deal with? “The most important thing and maybe the hardest thing is to work on the most important thing.”