The Plan8 Podcast had the honor of being the first to cover a brand new conference, the “Teens In Tech Conference“. It was held on January, 31st 2009 at the Microsoft San Francisco offices. It was spearheaded by the young and energetic sixteen year old entrepreneur Daniel Brusilovsky (Twitter). Daniel and conference co-organiser Sam Levin (Twitter) were able to pool a wide range guest speakers at this first of it’s kind conference (Speaker List).
In today’s video podcast I will continue to forgo my typical interview style. I will share videos of just some of the guest speakers and panels I was able to record from the “Teens In Tech Conference”
Todays Podcast features:
Derek Johnson (Twitter)
Derek is the 23 year old CEO of internet startup, Tatango.com. With the vision to provide groups a free, easy and fast way to communicate with group members via SMS, Derek founded Tatango.com in 2007. Initially started as a way for his Fraternity to communicate with his Fraternity brothers, Tatango.com has grown to the leader in it’s industry. As CEO, Derek is primarily focused on how to best translate user needs into a great service while directing Tatango.com in their strategic direction. A 23-year-old former student of the University of Houston Entrepreneurial program, Derek has raised half a million dollars in investments for the company from private investors and the Bellingham Angel Group. Tatango.com has done over 35 million messages since their launch and services all types of groups such as College organizations, churches, athletic teams, political candidates and non-profit groups. As any entrepreneur will tell you, launching a company is hard work. Derek, a self proclaimed workaholic puts in 100+ hour workweeks to fulfill his vision of Tatango.com. Derek and the Tatango.com team have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Seattle Times, TechCrunch, CNET, and other national publications.
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