Life Lessons from Cal Tech College Experience - Anatole Faykin

In Chapter 4 of 18 in his 2011 Capture Your Flag interview, Internet entrepreneur Anatole Faykin answers "What Life Lessons Did You Learn Attending Cal Tech That You Still Use Today?"  He shares what he learned attending a rigorous academic environment as well as what he learned about the value of friendships.  Faykin is the founder of Tuanpin, a Shanghai-based daily deals site he grew to 25 employees and sold in the fall of 2011.  Previously, he worked for British Telecom in London, Intel in Shanghai, American Express in New York, and Oracle in San Francisco as well as several startup ventures.  He holds an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business and a BS in computer science and biology from the California Institute of Technology.

 
 

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