13 - Stacey Ferreira on Dropping Out and Founding Forge

This week on Career Crashers, Stacey Ferreira joins the show to talk about her experience of launching a company at 18 that raised $1.2M in funding and learning from real-world experience over the classroom. Learn more about Forge at: http://www.joinforge.com/ Learn more about Stacey at: https://twitter.com/staceyferreira In this episode:  - How Stacey started a business and raised 1.2M in venture capital right after high school - How being young can be an advantage when you are starting your career - Why and how Stacey learned to code  - How video games can lead to learning and opportunities  - Challenges and lessons learned building a company as an 18-year-old  - How people overlook the positives that individuals get from starting companies, even if the company isn't financially successful  - Making the decision to leave college for the Theil Fellowship  - The idea that led Stacey to create Forge - Stacey's advice for young people just starting their careers   Check out Crash.co for great resources on creating a great career and if you want to share your story email Isaac [at] crash [dot] co