Ben Casnocha Keynote Speaker

  • Award-winning entrepreneur and best-selling author
  • He founded Comcate, Inc. at age 14
  • One of PoliticsOnline's "25 most influential people in the world of internet and politics"

Ben Casnocha's Biography

Ben Casnocha is an award-winning entrepreneur, author and keynote speaker from Silicon Valley.

He is co-author with Reid Hoffman of the #1 New York Times best-selling career strategy book “The Start-Up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career” (2013). He is also author of the book “My Start-Up Life: What a (Very) Young CEO Learned on His Journey Through Silicon Valley” (2007); and his New York Times best-selling management book, “The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age” (2014). He has written for Newsweek, the American Enterprise Institute, and the US State Department.

In addition to his writing, Ben is a technology entrepreneur. He founded Comcate, Inc., a leading e-government software company, at age 14. PoliticsOnline named him one of the “25 most influential people in the world of internet and politics.” He also incubates and advises internet entrepreneurs at Wasabi Ventures. BusinessWeek named Ben “one of America’s top young entrepreneurs.” And dozens of outlets have covered his work including CNN, The Economist, and CNBC.

Ben is an accomplished public speaker. He has spoken at dozens of universities and organisations around the world. From community colleges in the Midwest, to large companies in Indonesia, to government groups in Cyprus, to MBA students in Philadelphia, Ben has experience leading inspiring conversations about entrepreneurship, careers, and the future.

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Videos of Ben Casnocha

Featuring on the LinkedIn Speaker Series (2014)
The Start-Up of You (2013)

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