Warren Buffett rejected this entrepreneur’s dinner invitation — but gave her 3 pieces of advice. via CNBCMakeIt
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 namedThough Buffett rejected Gong's offer to join her for dinner, he did agree to have a drink with her for an hour.1.
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.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
and has been acknowledged by MIT Technology Review. Gong was also featured as one of MIT's 35 Innovators of 2017."Sometimes I have to ask myself if I still have that courage of my 24-year-old self," Gong said.
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