The Kid VC

http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/13/technology/alex-banayan-vc.pr.fortune/index.html

by achalv • 13 years ago

26 17 13 years ago

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rjvir• 13 years ago

It's awesome that kids are in Tech these days. The discrimination against minors in the past was unfair.

gailees5• 13 years ago

discrimination? hasn't tech always been dominated by young people on the bleeding edge?

BallinBige• 13 years ago

yep. thats pretty true

gruseom• 13 years ago

Would you guys please stop astroturfing?

gailees5• 13 years ago

Interesting piece. Can a kid with pretty much no experience actually add any real value to a VC though?

danielfriedman• 13 years ago

Alex is the real deal! Never have I talked with someone and been so inspired! He has influence to source deals and has heard thousands of stories from entrepreneurs. I trust his expertise.

gailees5• 13 years ago

I don't know. I still feel like a VC is taking a big risk on a hot-shot young hustler like this.

jere• 13 years ago

As he moves across town, he says, "I really only want to meet with entrepreneurs under 25. I mean, if you're 30, what are you doing at South by?"

Oh, that's nice. Is this Logan's Run or something?

arbuge• 13 years ago

I smell an identity crisis in his future in 5 years' time... especially if he's replaced by someone 5 years his junior at that point.

gailees5• 13 years ago

Pretty sure South By is more for the 21+ crowd to begin with...

jmduke• 13 years ago

There's a beautiful irony in a 20-year old so quickly dismissing any entrepreneurs above the age of 30 while also discussing fake IDs.

(This guy sounds amazing. I just wonder where he's going to end up in ten years.)

j7132• 13 years ago

This is why America is making such huge strides in entrepreneurial ventures - because there are finally the old guys with all the money who aren't too proud to admit that there are people half their age with twice the talent. Going to a travel entrepreneur meet up yesterday in Paris really opened my eyes up to this cultural difference. (The French are too damn proud of their hierarchy!)

rayiner• 13 years ago

Isn't the story of VC over the last decade the mediocre return from the industry?

obstacle1• 13 years ago

Nope, no bubble here...

desmodon• 13 years ago

As a developer who has helped create some of the largest websites and projects and who is finally getting an opportunity to work on my own projects in his 30s. I would gladly push this kid off a cliff :)

The Kid VC

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