While in high school, Curtis used to serve up hot drinks to businessmen at the coffee shop.
He then started pestering the owner of a new tech company that was across the street for an internship.
Addressing a crowd of 3,000 ambitious tech employees at Internapalooza, Curtis said Its okay to be shameless sometimes.
You just have to go get it.
Dont be afraid to do a little bit of sh-twork, Curtis said.
After all, it taught him how to deal with the customers.
All of a sudden, it was dealing with calls about acquisitions.
It was one of the best decisions Ive ever made, Curtis said.
Look for opportunities, and shed your ego.
In 2013, Curtis moved to Airbnb as he felt it really mattered.
It was also an opportunity to get entry into a company early.
source: www.techworm.net
