How I Became a Millionaire. Should I drop out of college to pursue my career? What does it take to run a startup. How do you become a millionaire with no college degree launching a tech startup? CEO and founder of HireWire, Chau Nguyen sits down with Chris Do for this insight conversation about risk/reward, grit and betting it all. Chau talks candidly about big pivotal decisions, no regrets and the challenges and sacrifices that are needed to become a successful entrepreneur. This self made thirty year old became a millionaire and exited his first company Campus Special for 20 million dollars at the age of 33. How was he able to do it? HireWire http://hirewire.com/ Twitter: @ChauDucks #HireWire 00:49 An entrepreneur is a problem solver. 01:25 When is the time right to drop out of college? 02:25 Why weren't you afraid to go against the grain? Weren't you scared of disappointing your parents? 03:30 Where did your risk tolerance come from? 04:07 The power of introverts and blended cultures. 05:00 Any regrets from dropping out of college? 05:40 What advice do you have for someone who is thinking about dropping out? 06:30 Risk/Reward 06:49 Failing is not a big deal. 07:35 What does it mean to have grit? 12:35 When you plateau, it's a sign to move on. 13:10 Do the things most people don't do to get the things most people don't get. 13:51 Campus Special. Chau's first startup. How local businesses market to college students. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Listen to the Futur podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-futur/id1209219220?mt=2 Android Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/aaron/the-futur Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Itg3hr5bs4a54w73o2toxcr4vhe HOW TO SUPPORT THE FUTUR: Purchase a Kit:https://www.thefutur.com/shop/ subscribe to the secret and private Mastermind group on FB with bi-weekly webinars & exclusive videos not released anywhere else. Music on the show from Art-list.io http://goo.gl/22VpQi Use our Amazon Affiliate Link: http://astore.amazon.com/chrisdo-20 Buy useful design tools from Creative Market: https://creativemarket.com/?u=ChrisDo Get your business cards printed at Moo: http://www.moo.com/share/qn6x98 _________________________________________________ Need brand strategy help? Visit Blind LA’s WEBSITE: http://blind.com/ Special Thanks to our Sponsors: Shutterstock - http://www.shutterstock.com/ Media Temple - http://mediatemple.net/ _________________________________________________ Jose Caballer: https://twitter.com/joseCaballer Chris Do: https://twitter.com/theChrisDo Credits: Executive Producer– Chris Do Hosts– Chris Do Director– Aaron Szekely Cameraman– Aaron Szekely Producer– Aaron Szekely Editor– Aaron Szekely Musical Director– Adam Sanborne === *By making a purchase through any of our affiliate links, we receive a very small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps us on our mission to provide quality education to you. Thank you.