laurie siegel had a chance to sit down and carp.as like and what surprised you most? >> he is really, really interesting. he is a young guy about to turn 27, sold his company for $1 billion. he defines what yahoo is looking for. he is young, cool. one thing that was very interesting to me is not only did he drop out, he dropped out of high school, not just college. i asked him about that. he took me to the moment where he asked his parents if he could drop out of high school. listen to what he said. >> i give both my parents so much credit for this. in fact, it was their idea. i knew what i wanted to be working on. i wasn't getting it out of school at the time. my parents saw that and helped me find opportunities where i could pursue that and learn and get to chase the things i was really passionate about. >> what do you tell entrepreneurs who say i can drop out of school and do this? what is your message for young kids in school? >> i have a very hard time imagining that that is the right course for most people. >> the idea that he

laurie siegel sat down with david carp this week and it is so interesting this kid didn't even go --idn't even finish high school and now he is negotiating with marissa mayer, probably one of the most famous female tech executives for his company. what was her role in all of this? >> marissa mayer has for some reason this charge in the tech industry. you see, all of these young entrepreneurs going to yahoo! now and yahoo! wasn't able to get a lot of the younger start-ups to get involved. it wasn't cool to be acquired by yahoo!. i will say this. david carp really defines cool. he is a new york-based entrepreneur and used to drive a vespa around the streets and has a beautiful girlfriend. >> a gray hoodie. >> he wears a hoodie. he is very much cool. yahoo! really wants to be cool. when i spoke to him i sat down with him and he said really it wasn't just about yahoo!. it was marissa mayer, formerly googel and now at yahoo!. listen to what he said to me. >> not only is she a genius of the geniuses, she is something that i really value which is she is one of the most uniquely happy and pr

laurie siegel sat down with tumblr ceo david carp.ting, he didn't even finish high school, and now he's negotiating with marissa mayer, what was her role in all of this in. >> look, marissa mayer has for some reason this charm in the tech industry. you see all of these young entrepreneurs going to yahoo now, and they weren't able to get a lot of the younger start-ups to get involved. it wasn't cool to be acquired by yahoo, and i will say this, david carp really defined cool. he's a new york-based entrepreneur, he used to drive a vespa around the streets, has a beautiful girlfriend. >> listen to what he said to me, christine. >> not only is she a genius of the she is something that i really value. she's one of the most uniquely happy and productive people i've ever met certainly in this industry. that's something that i -- we just strive for in the sense of eternal optimism and purpose. she brings that in a profound way sglp so interesting. i think people think you made $250,000 of his own money. here is a kid, born and raised in manha