1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Gerald Zingraf (@gzingraf) graduated from Virginia Tech in 2011 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. In less than 6 years after college graduation, Gerald has founded or co-founded 8 companies, including Date To Door&amp;nbsp;and CubeFit. From one company alone—that is, CubeFit—Gerald makes $2 million per year working only 5 hours per week. In this episode, Gerald and I discuss his story and: How to determine the best career when you enter college wanting to be everything The skills necessary for succeeding as an engineer The power of persistence The diminishing value of a 4.0 GPA and the soaring value of side projects How to select “Skills Ready Majors” and avoid being 50% of students who are underemployed How to embrace “interestingness” How to maximize learning by focusing on your own learning style&amp;nbsp; Gerald’s “tweetable” advice: “Be curious.” Connect with Gerald Zingraf on LinkedIn. &amp;nbsp; Hackiversity Podcast http://kylewiney.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5670720/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/5670720