Divya Narendra: 7/28/15

After being embroiled in a lawsuit with Mark Zuckerberg over the origins of Facebook, Divya Narendra, the founder and CEO of the investor community SumZero, joins Brian this week to discuss Narendra's early success creating Harvard Connection, the reason he became an entrepreneur, and the lessons he took away from the Facebook lawsuit. Also, Brian and Divya talk about startups, Divya's portrayal in The Social Network, and what can and cannot be taught in schools. Plus, the tech exec explains how he cultivated his mind and never lost a minute of sleep throughout the case against Facebook.

People discussed on today's show include:

Divya Narendra
Cameron Winklevoss
Tyler Winklevoss
Mark Zuckerberg
Max Minghella
Armie Hammer
Elon Musk
Warren Buffett
Carl Icahn
Alec Berg
Aaron Sorkin
David Fincher
Jesse Eisenberg

Topics discussed on today's show include:

SumZero
Facebook
The Social Network
Harvard Connection (ConnectU)
Hot or Not website created by Mark Zuckerberg
Harvard University
Northwestern University
Snapchat
Silicon Valley
"Chris Sacca On Being Different and Making Billions" - The Tim Ferriss Show (5/30/15)
David and Goliath a book by Malcolm Gladwell

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