Warren Buffett rejected this entrepreneur’s dinner invitation — but gave her 3 pieces of advice. via CNBCMakeIt
div > div.group > p:first-child"> But that's exactly what entrepreneur Kathy Xiaosi Gong, who was 24 at the time, did when she found herself in a room with the billionaire investor in Washington D.C.
"I saw my opportunity and I just had to take it," Gong told CNBC Make It at Money 20/20 in Singapore. Gong wasn't even supposed to be there. It was a White House Mentorship and Leadership Program gala dinner for women aged 25 and over. She was several months too young but had pleaded with the organizers that her age did not limit her potential. After all, she had been named China's youngest-ever national chess champion aged just 10.
Though Buffett rejected Gong's offer to join her for dinner, he did agree to have a drink with her for an hour.1. Before you go to sleep each night, ask yourself: Are you smarter, have you learnt something new? 2. Always pick up the phone. In life there will be so many things you want to run away from, but you should always confront them head on.His advice seemed to work. Eight years on, now aged 31, Gong has launched a series of companies, most recently co-founding game developer WafaGames in 2017. The business works with breakthrough AI technology and has been acknowledged by MIT Technology Review. Gong was also featured as one of MIT's 35 Innovators of 2017.
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