Ben Casnocha

Benedict T. Casnocha is an American author, entrepreneur, and investor, based in San Francisco, California.

He is a co-founder and partner at the venture capital firm Village Global.

At 14 he founded Comcate Inc., an e-government technology firm. He is the author of three books, including the ''New York Times'' bestseller ''The Start-Up of You''.

He has spoken at business events and conventions. He has appeared on ''The Charlie Rose Show'' and is a commentator on NPR’s ''Marketplace'' and in ''Newsweek''. He has also written for the American Enterprise Institute and the U.S. State Department. He has been a mentor at startup incubator Techstars.

In 2006, BusinessWeek named Casnocha one of America's best young entrepreneurs. Politics Online named him one of the "25 most influential people in the world of internet and politics".

In 2017, Casnocha and Product Hunt employee Erik Torenberg and Ben sought to raise $50 million for an investment fund. Provided by Wikipedia