What Some of the Biggest Names in Silicon Valley Wish They Had Known at Age 20 Some focus on the importance of building relationships and perseverance. Others offer advice for those looking to start their own companies.
By Kyle Russell •
This story originally appeared on Business Insider
"What do you know now that you wish you had known at age 20?"
That's the question Benjamin Ling (who you should definitely follow on Twitter), a partner at venture capital firm Khosla Ventures, posed to to his Twitter followers two weeks ago.
Thanks to the reputation he garnered from his senior roles at Google, YouTube, and Facebook, Ling was able to get answers from a range of big names in Silicon Valley, from the CEO of Reddit to one of the founders of Sun Microsystems.
Many of the responses focus on the importance of building relationships, the importance of perseverance, and advice for those looking to start their own companies.
Ben LingBen turned to Twitter to ask what people wish they had known at age 20. After getting over 200 responses, he rounded up the top 20.
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Ben LingHunter Walk, Director of Product Management at YouTube
Ben LingMichael Yang, Head of Biz Dev at Pinterest
Ben LingJason Goldberg, CEO of Fab
Ben LingLogan Green, CEO of Lyft
Ben LingBrian Caldwell, Partnerships for Evernote
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Ben LingWalter Kortschak, Senior Advisor at Summit Partners
Ben LingOm Malik, Founder of GigaOM
Ben LingBen Smith, Founder of MerchantCircle
Ben LingChris Sacca, Founder of Lowercase Capital
Ben LingEric Rosser Eldon, Co-editor at TechCrunch
Ben LingNaval Ravikant, Founder and CEO of AngelList
Ben LingMitch Colleran, Partnerships at Eventbrite
Ben LingBen Ling, Partner at Khosla Ventures
Ben LingKeith Rabois, Partner at Khosla Ventures
Ben LingYishan Wong, CEO of Reddit
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Ben LingTom Katis, Founder and CEO of Voxer
Ben LingSam Altman, Partner at Y Combinator
Ben LingMatt Douglass, Co-founder of Practice Fusion
Ben LingAaron Levie, Founder and CEO at Box
Ben LingVinod Khosla, Founder of Sun Microsystems and Khosla Ventures
