Gnomedex 8.0 - Mark Bao, Francine Hardaway - Meet Generation Y

Mark is 16, and not the youngest person here. His company is Avecora.
this generation is (Y.5):

1) more exposed to new technology;
2) creating tech innovators and entrepreneurs;
3) changing career paths, jobs, and influence;
4) used to "the age of data"; and
5) more social & connected.

markbao.com

Francine Hardaway

10 things she grew up without:
facebook, fax machines, google, fedex, microsoft....

things she did have:
privacy, security, clean air, health care, two parents in the household?

conversation ensues between Mark and Francine,

Will Mark ever have a job? he describes the things he's doing and she tells him he doesn't know what a job is. Alarm clocks, cubicles, salaries. but he's already sold 3 facebook apps.

Mark, what place does school have in your life? Don't ask me my GPA. Well, I have to go there for college, and the networking is important. For Francine, school was necessary to get the information and college was necessary to get the skills to get the job...

Mark: true school doesn't focus on the skills that are relevant right now, but if it focused on specialized skills.

Facebook and text messaging are the most important technology to his generation.

Mark, do you think about privacy? most people he knows are not concerned about privacy.