Sun Valley for the Zynga Generation

Until recently, the precocious founders of Summit Series ran their exclusive conference fiefdom out of the Fantasy Factory, a 12-bedroom Miami mansion with a private chef, a pool, water views, and a trampoline. A few mornings per week, a yoga instructor was summoned to teach them to control their dreams and, using the Mayan calendar, read the day's energy. "If it was an organization day or endurance day," says yoga-cum-calendar-reading instructor Ken Von Roenn, "it would be announced on the house PA."

This April was particularly energetic. The seven executives (average age: 26) and their 14 employees—nearly all of whom lived in the Fantasy Factory—were preparing for Summit at Sea, their three-day maritime adventure. Like all Summit events, this one allowed young entrepreneurs to hang out, network, and facilitate the changing of the world. That's because the three-year-old Summit Series is Sun Valley for the Zynga generation. Instead of golfing with Herb Allen, participants twirl hula hoops and go shark-tagging. And as 1,000 aspiring moguls were preparing to board the 14-deck ship, the Summit dudes were channeling their inner Mayan. It was, after all, "a time of enhanced resonance in the universe," recalls Von Roenn. "When I told this to [co-founder] Brett Leve, he was so psyched."