He and Barris had "instant kinship": both were born in South Central, were "first-generation successful," and had kids in private school.
Many of the men who met that night believed that the young people don't share the work ethic that made their own and previous generations successful.
Is it too hopeful to imagine that this generation of successful women is encouraging another, bigger wave?
He's 30, and something of a bridge between the last generation of successful rappers including Nelly and Chingy, with whom he's collaborated, and the younger generation.
Gamers have been conditioned by a generation of successful online shooters like Call of Duty and Quake to view other participants as targets.
For a generation of successful upper-middle-class parents deeply involved in their children's development, filial pride can easily go overboard.
We are starting to see similar dynamics around the current generation of successful startups in New York.
Even if a family's second generation is successful at preserving the estate, the third and fourth generations seldom are.
From Sean Suhl: "Let's Date is our reaction to the last generation of successful online dating communities.
"Our next generation of successful and influential women need strong role models if they are to match and, hopefully, surpass the current generation.
In searching for the next generation of successful social companies, VCs will look for not only growth, but engagement, mobile success and strong intent.
