December 17, 2020 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Chris Kanik, CEO and founder of Smart Cups, the world’s first printed beverage, took his earliest chemistry class at age 10. At 14, he’d joined a research team at Rutgers University, and by 16, he was fully enrolled in college courses. After a few twists in turns, including returning to finish out his high school studies and conceptualizing the core of a NASA-funded Rutgers project, Kanick ultimately launched Smart Cups, a product that has caught the attention and support of folks as wide ranging as Mike Tyson and film … Continue reading How the World's First Printed Beverage Was Born