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    • Brent Bushnell

    Brent Bushnell

    Co-Founder & CEO

    Two Bit Circus

    Los Angeles, CA USA

    “Reject the cultural narrative that there's one road to take. It's different for everybody and changing faster now than ever before.”

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    Milestones

    My road in life took a while to figure out.
    Went to school for electrical engineering for a while; was in college during the first big "web craze."
    Was itching to enter the workforce, so he dropped out of school to move to San Francisco, the epicenter of tech.
    Says he wanted to try a bunch of different stuff: worked as everything from a furniture salesman to a sushi chef.
    Believes the world presents you with endless opportunities and you can't let yourself get bogged down by what you "should" be doing.
    Met his co-founder Eric Gradman; the two started making interactive art, gained more and more traction; turned it into a company.
    The goal of their company was to "rebrand what it means to be an engineer," get more kids into the fun side of science.
    Encourages combining your interests; says there's a lot of creativity and opportunity to be found "at the intersection of domains."
    Loves the quote, "No battle plan survives engagement with the enemy"; you should have a plan, but don't stick to it rigidly.
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    Education

    High School
    Bachelor
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering - Did Not Complete
    University of Colorado Boulder
    Bachelor
    Computer Science
    University of California-Los Angeles

    Career

    Co-Founder & CEO

    I run a high-tech circus. We're a band of nerds building big entertainment using modern technology.

    Career Roadmap

    Roadmap
    My work combines:
    My work combines:
    Engineering
    Technology
    Building Things

    Day to Day

    As the CEO, we joke I'm the "chief email opener". I spend a lot of time meeting with people and figuring out who are partners will be.

    Skills & Qualities Beyond School

    Creativity lies at the intersection of domains. Even if you have many different (sometimes conflicting) interests, purse as many as you can and figure out ways to combine and utilize those skills in your unique way. The more things you work on the better off you will be.

    Advice for Getting Started

    Here's the first step for high school students

    I'm a big fan of random input. Kids should get out there and try to do as many different things as possible. You won't know what you want to work on until you try LOTS of different things.

    Recommended Education

    My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:

    undergrad
    Bachelor
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering - Did Not Complete
    undergrad
    Bachelor
    Computer Science

    Hurdles

    The Noise I Shed

    From Myself:

    "We're not artists!"

    Challenges I Overcame

    Learning Issues