Long-term goals are dangerous. They limit you. They hinder you from reacting to new conditions. – Ben Casnocha
Sometimes I have to pause to make the distinction between Ben the teenager and Ben the businessman. – Ben Casnocha
I’ve always loved to write, and I kept a diary of what I thought about my business, being an entrepreneur and other things of interest to me. – Ben Casnocha
Talk to people no one else is talking to. Who would have thought that giving a speech at a funeral at age 12 would introduce me to a man who would introduce me to my first business contact who would introduce me to several other important people in my life. That’s luck. That’s randomness. – Ben Casnocha
I really focused on three things in high school – my company, basketball and my school work. – Ben Casnocha
It got a little stressful in my first two years of high school, trying to make conference calls with investors in between classes, but I definitely learned a lot of important time-management lessons. – Ben Casnocha