Creator Lab - Brian Wong On Learnings From Building Kiip & His Book 'The Cheat Code'
Building Kiip, raising VC at age 19, the story of Brian Wong
Creator Lab - Brian Wong On Learnings From Building Kiip & His Book 'The Cheat Code' launched on August 26, 2016 with 61 votes, #1,230 of 3,856 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.
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He went to college aged 14 and is one of the youngest people in history to raise VC funding. We discuss what he learned from building his startup, Kiip.
“I don’t think we’re in a startup bubble…we’re in a talent bubble.” Brian Wong was ahead of the curve from a young age. He skipped four grades at school to land a place at college, aged only 14 years old. But what was his journey really like? Did he feel out of place? What pressure did this put on him to perform and how did he respond? We go into all of this and more in this deep conversation. Brian has been recognized in the Forbes’ 30 Under 30 three times, Business Insider’s Top 25 Under 25 in Silicon Valley, Mashable’s Top 5 Entrepreneurs to Watch, and the AdAge Creativity Top 50. We get a preview of his upcoming book called The Cheat Code , available on…from creatorlab.fm
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