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title: "2 Stanford Quotes By Clara Shih"
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> [My high school, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, showed me that anything is possible and that you're never too young to think big. At 15, I worked as a computer programmer at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, or Fermilab.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-shih/my-high-school-the-illinois-mathematics-and-science-academy-showed-me/)

[Clara Shih](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-shih/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17e/clara-shih-16281_computer-science_my-high-school-the-illinois-mathematics_40096.jpg)

> [Only in high school when I began programming computers, did I become interested in tech and start-ups, which led me to attend Stanford and major in Computer Science.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-shih/only-in-high-school-when-i-began-programming-computers-did-i-become/)

[Clara Shih](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-shih/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e3/clara-shih-16281_computer_only-in-high-school-when-i-began-program_266288.jpg)

## Other authors on Stanford

## More by Clara Shih

> [My high school, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, showed me that anything is possible and that you're never too young to think big.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-shih/my-high-school-the-illinois-mathematics-and-science-academy-showed-me/)

[Clara Shih](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-shih/)

> [Social media provides the modern-day version of mystery shopping and walking the halls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-shih/social-media-provides-the-modern-day-version-of-mystery-shopping-and/)

[Clara Shih](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-shih/)

> [With new technologies promising endless conveniences also comes new vulnerabilities in terms of privacy and security. And nobody is immune.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-shih/with-new-technologies-promising-endless-conveniences-also-comes-new/)

[Clara Shih](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-shih/)

> [Looking back at my first job, even when I was asked to do something seemingly menial, unglamorous, or very difficult, I always went all-in.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-shih/looking-back-at-my-first-job-even-when-i-was-asked-to-do-something/)

[Clara Shih](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-shih/)

> [Only in high school when I began programming computers, did I become interested in tech and start-ups, which led me to attend Stanford and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-shih/only-in-high-school-when-i-began-programming-computers-did-i-become/)

[Clara Shih](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-shih/)

> [I believe that rather than it being a case of humans versus machines, the future of financial advice more likely lies somewhere in between,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-shih/i-believe-that-rather-than-it-being-a-case-of-humans-versus-machines/)

[Clara Shih](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-shih/)

> [I was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to the United States with my family when I was 4. I spent most of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-shih/i-was-born-in-hong-kong-and-immigrated-to-the-united-states-with-my/)

[Clara Shih](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-shih/)

> [Companies can't delegate social media to the new college grad and think they have it covered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-shih/companies-can-t-delegate-social-media-to-the-new-college-grad-and/)

[Clara Shih](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-shih/)

> [Strong emotional connections between individuals, customers, and salespeople that trust each other will always be 10 times more powerful than the most expensive ad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-shih/strong-emotional-connections-between-individuals-customers-and/)

[Clara Shih](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-shih/)

> [Many companies talk about customer success, but how many actually put the customer first above all else, always?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-shih/many-companies-talk-about-customer-success-but-how-many-actually-put/)

[Clara Shih](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-shih/)

> [There is, in fact, nothing easy about being an entrepreneur.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-shih/there-is-in-fact-nothing-easy-about-being-an-entrepreneur/)

[Clara Shih](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-shih/)

> [Like many of my fellow entrepreneurs, I didn't create Hearsay Social with my co-founder Steve Garrity because it would be fun and easy, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-shih/like-many-of-my-fellow-entrepreneurs-i-didn-t-create-hearsay-social/)

[Clara Shih](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-shih/)

> [If there can be three certain things in life, instead of two, it might be death, taxes, and data.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-shih/if-there-can-be-three-certain-things-in-life-instead-of-two-it-might/)

[Clara Shih](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-shih/)

> [When startups succeed, they do so against all odds. In the beginning, you have nothing except for your own talents and resources. By definition,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-shih/when-startups-succeed-they-do-so-against-all-odds-in-the-beginning/)

[Clara Shih](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-shih/)

> [Though decisions regarding work/life balance are important and vary widely from person to person, it may not be wise in the long run to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clara-shih/though-decisions-regarding-work-life-balance-are-important-and-vary/)

[Clara Shih](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clara-shih/)

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