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others have to sift through the pieces. ♪ i took a walk through this beautiful world ♪ ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪ ♪ found something good in this beautiful world ♪ ♪ i felt the rain getting colder ♪ ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la, ♪ ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la, ♪ ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la, ♪ ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, ♪ >> nebil: addis ababa. ♪ >> anthony: admit it. you hear the name ethiopia and you think "starving children with distended bellies." you think dust and famine and despair so awful, you frankly don't want to even think about it anymore. ...

>> my lightning talk today is going to be about how i made my money, made my success, and i want to share that with you. >> 19-year-old abenezer is among the freshman class. >> tell me about your background. >> so i grew up in a little village in ethiopia. my mom had the only radio, so when i was bored, my mom let me take apart the radio, and as i grew up, i took apart the tv, so anything i could get my hands on, so it was always interesting to me how things worked. >> abenezer's family moved to the states when he was 10, and he discovered computers. >> my dad told me to get a job the summer o...

You were making while you were in high school? >> my company was worth almost a million dollars. >> before you sold it. >> yeah. >> after high school, abenezer planned to study computer science and business at the new jersey institute of technology. >> thank you. >> but then he discovered make school, and his plans changed overnight. >> was there always an expectation that you would go to university? >> of course. my parents and all my friends thought, "hey, this guy is crazy." but i think that times are changing. we're in the digital era right now, and that's not going to change. it's only go...

>> anthony: it is like apple juice. shekla tibs are chunks of beef or lamb fried in oil and served in a charcoal-heated clay pot called a shekla. >> marcus: nice! i like the fat part, i love that. they don't -- they don't hide the fat. >> anthony: every tibs house has their own version, but here at mesay grocery, it's served with a spicy dipping sauce called mitmita, and, of course, injera bread. yeah, that's good. that works. ah, that's, uh -- >> abenezer: gursha? >> anthony: ah, there you go. how did this skating community form? i mean, do people watch what other people are doing around the ...

>> all: cheers. >> sean: it's like apple juice. >> anthony: you're right. >> marcus: it's sweet, but the gin is good. >> anthony: it is like apple juice. shekla tibs are chunks of beef or lamb fried in oil and served in a charcoal-heated clay pot called a shekla. >> marcus: nice! i like the fat part, i love that. they don't -- they don't hide the fat. >> anthony: every tibs house has their own version, but here at mesay grocery, it's served with a spicy dipping sauce called mitmita, and, of course, injera bread. yeah, that's good. that works. ah, that's, uh -- >> abenezer: gursha? >> anthony: ...