Streams from the Road: One Impressive Teen

As a rule of thumb, as I age I try to spend some time with people who are younger than me when I can. Not only does it make me feel younger but it helps me keep my eye on the ball of what's next.
 
The generation growing up today feels more self-sufficient and entrepreneurial than any other. They use technology in ways that many of us can't fathom. Daniel Brusilovsky is one such teen. During my last few visits to Silicon Valley I have had the pleasure of spending time with Daniel and I learn something every time. We had coffee in Palo Alto the other night. I shot this photo of him at TechCrunch HQ.
 
Why is Daniel unique? Well, even though he is just a senior in high school Daniel: runs marketing for Qik (and was one of their first employees), writes for TechCrunch and also continues to build out Teens in Tech, a site he started a couple of years ago.
 
I don't know about you, but to me that's impressive. At age 16 all I had accomplished by then was delivering newspapers and working as a summer camp counselor.
 
Anyway the takeaway here for marketers is to seek out teens like Daniel (and others who are less tech savvy too). They are your future customers.

Comments

[AppsFire Team]

Funny to read that, i am just out of a chat with Daniel. Did not know he was doing Qik. But he seems highly knowledgeable for his age (i can t remember what i was doing at 16 but probably thinking about movies, girls and other idiot things)I am not sure all teens are like that though. Daniel is probably an excellent represent of the next generation of super power users. But it is clear that the genY is all digital.will be interesting to see how things move with that

[Daniel Brusilovsky]

Thanks for coming by, Steve! It was great to catch up!