What If College Students Stopped Interning for Google & Started Companies Instead? - with Chris Klaus, CEO, Fusen, & Co-Founder, Georgia Tech CREATE-X Startup Accelerator
Chris Klaus, CEO, Fusen, & Co-Founder · Georgia Tech CREATE-X Startup Accelerator
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What this conversation answers
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How does a Georgia Tech alum who built a cybersecurity startup in his grandmother's guest bedroom end up creating the Klaus building & launching an accelerator that has supported nearly 1,000 student startups?
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What happens when you tell college students to stop interning for Google & Amazon & instead intern for themselves, giving them credit, funding & mentorship to build their own companies?
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How does a venture capitalist who invests in founders before they even have a company & helps them incorporate as US entities from Chile to Beirut change the game for international entrepreneurs & protect America's competitive edge?
Show notes
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Chris Klaus, CEO, Fusen. & Co-Founder, Georgia Tech CREATE-X Startup Accelerator
In this episode, sponsored by the ELIVE 2026 Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,
YOUR cohost is Samyr Qureshi, Executive Chairman, Knack
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
- How does a Georgia Tech alum who built a cybersecurity startup in his grandmother's guest bedroom end up creating the Klaus building & launching an accelerator that has supported nearly 1,000 student startups?
- What happens when you tell college students to stop interning for Google & Amazon & instead intern for themselves, giving them credit, funding & mentorship to build their own companies?
- How does a venture capitalist who invests in founders before they even have a company & helps them incorporate as US entities from Chile to Beirut change the game for international entrepreneurs & protect America's competitive edge?
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