Ben Vu


Occupation: CEO

Quote: Focused on family, health, and one thing that will make 1M lives better.

Q: What is a regular work day like for you?

A: Wake up. Exercise. Review Goals. Attack Goals. Fail. Sleep. Repeat.

Q: What do you love most about your career/major?

A: The opportunity to create something that helps others on a global scale.

Q: When did you become inspired to partake in tech? What was your inspiration?

A: Experiencing Toy Story in 1995 was the most inspiring moment for me.

Q: What prepared you the best for your job/major today?

A: All of my failures. Failed auditions. Failed tryouts. Failed classes. Failed relationships. Failed experiments. I've learned more from my failure than anything else in life but I will always aim to be the best.

Q: What is the biggest obstacle you've been faced with, and how are/did you overcoming/overcome it?

A: My tendency to bite off more than I can chew. I'm overcoming it by constantly reminding myself (and my team) to focus on being the best at one thing.

Q: What non-tech skill do you find most helpful/important that's for your career?

A: Straight talk.

Q: Where do you see yourself in ten years?

A: Somewhere in Virtual Reality.

Q: What's your favorite coding language?

A: Bug Free and Scalable

Q: What are some of your interests outside tech?

A: Animation, Education.

Q: What are your plans for future projects?

A: Just focused on my current project. Although I think Omaha needs a giant world-famous monument, something on par with the St. Louis Arch. I hope someone makes this happen because Omaha deserves it.

Q: What advice would you give a young person interested in tech now?

A: Be a humble, hard-working sponge that's constantly in search of new experiences and people (both in and outside of tech).