Daniel Brusilovsky spoke at our past event on Thursday, February 17. We asked the JESS3 strategist and founder and CEO of Teens in Tech Labs to share some thoughts on his work and his generation.
Media Future Now: Tell us a little bit about your position with JESS3. What do you do there?
Daniel: I work as a Strategist at JESS3, working both on client strategy, as well as internal strategy, and corporate development. JESS3 is a creative interactive agency that specializes in visual storytelling.
Media Future Now: What distinguishes Teens in Tech from other blogs? Is it just that the content is generated by young people for young people? Something more?
Daniel: First of all, TeensinTech.com is just 1/3 of what Teens in Tech Labs is. We have three main parts; editorial, conferences/events, and our incubator. With TeensinTech.com, we try to bring light to young entrepreneurs, and their startups, because there really aren’t any publications dedicated to covering young entrepreneurs. Also, our content is written by a group of writers who are all teens, which makes the content more interesting.
Media Future Now: How has your generation utilized today’s technology – either for business, communication or both?
Daniel: My generation has really taken advantage of mobile phones the best, in my opinion. If you look at a typical teenager these days, they’re equipped with one device with them at all times, and that’s a mobile phone. Some carry an iPod if they don’t have an iPhone, but most teens today either use an iPhone or a BlackBerry. The Apple App Store has made it possible to get applications in front of millions of people, and I think that’s been a key to the iPhone’s success.
Media Future Now: Sorry, but we have to ask. How did you become an entrepreneur at such a young age? Have you been that kid scheming up business ideas since first grade?
Daniel: I’ve always been fascinated by technology, and especially the Internet. At one point, when I was 13, I just started producing content, and the rest is history.