Interview with Akili King. Akili played football for West Point for 2 years before transferring to Oregon State University. After a successful college career, he was signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco 49ers. He failed to make the team after a long training period. He eventually enlisted with the Army and later received his commission. He served with the 75th Ranger Regiment on multiple deployments. He has organized Startup weekends at Oregon State for student athletes, been involved with many startups, and is currently an Evangelist for the Bunker @Phoenix