When most of the boys and girls of their age were glued to the TV screen, busy playing video games or tensed about the year-end exams; these people set out to do something different. They built websites, developed mobile apps, sold lemonade and made millions of bucks for themselves,brought significant changes in our lives,built world class institutions and gave employment to thousands of their peers.Let’s meet 10 of them.
○ Mark Zuckerberg(Facebook)
As a teenager in Harvard,he used to write programmes for fun and was already known as a computer prodigy. ‘Facemash’ was one such fun endeavor started out of his dorm and grew on to become-what we now call- ‘Facebook’. He became a billionaire at the age of 23.His personal net worth is $27.9 billion.Facebook has market capitalization of $134billion with 1.23 billion active users.
As a teenager in Harvard,he used to write programmes for fun and was already known as a computer prodigy. ‘Facemash’ was one such fun endeavor started out of his dorm and grew on to become-what we now call- ‘Facebook’. He became a billionaire at the age of 23.His personal net worth is $27.9 billion.Facebook has market capitalization of $134billion with 1.23 billion active users.
○ Suhas Gopinath(Globel INC)
This 19 year old entrepreneur is the founder,chairman and CEO of a multinational company,Globel INC.He founded the company at the age of 16, which deals with building websites and web portals for brick and mortar organization in the U.S.The world Economic Forum declared him the ‘Young Global Leader’ for the year 2008-2009.
This 19 year old entrepreneur is the founder,chairman and CEO of a multinational company,Globel INC.He founded the company at the age of 16, which deals with building websites and web portals for brick and mortar organization in the U.S.The world Economic Forum declared him the ‘Young Global Leader’ for the year 2008-2009.
○ Matt Mullenweg(WordPress)
He developed the open source software WordPress when he was a 19 year old college student.He developed bbPress in 2004 after dropping out of college.He’s the founder of the angel investment firm,Audrey Capital,through which he supports start-ups.In 2012,WordPress supported 70million sites world over.Forbes listed him in their ‘Most influential Angel Investors’ list.He is considered as one of the 10 most influential people who can change the face of internet.
○ Anand Lal Shimpi (AnandTech)
Anand Lal Shimpi started AnandTech as a hobby when he was a 14 year old.It was hosted on a Geosites website.The website which was started in 1997 is now counted as the leading web resource on computer hardware.In 2005,AnandTech registered 50million page views per month.He was featured in Fortune magazine and USA Today.Besides,he has authored a book AnandTech Guide to PC Gaming Hardware.
○ Farrah Gray
He started his entrepreneurial career pretty early—at the age of 6—by selling lemonade door to door.At the age of 10,he raised $15,000 for his lemonade stand.At 12, he started his own venture capital firm to fund start-ups by teenagers. He has authored 3 books, some of which went on to become international best sellers.The National Urban League declared him the ‘Most Influential Black Man’ in America.
He started his entrepreneurial career pretty early—at the age of 6—by selling lemonade door to door.At the age of 10,he raised $15,000 for his lemonade stand.At 12, he started his own venture capital firm to fund start-ups by teenagers. He has authored 3 books, some of which went on to become international best sellers.The National Urban League declared him the ‘Most Influential Black Man’ in America.
○ Sean Belnick(BizChair.com)
Sean Belnick started BizChair.com when he was 14 year old with an investment of $500.The company was started in 2001 and operated from the bedroom of this teenage founder.The online retailer offers office furniture,computers,medical equipments and school furniture.BizChair’s sales for 2013 is around $129million.Inc magazine ranked BizChair 37th in the list of top 100 retail companies.
Sean Belnick started BizChair.com when he was 14 year old with an investment of $500.The company was started in 2001 and operated from the bedroom of this teenage founder.The online retailer offers office furniture,computers,medical equipments and school furniture.BizChair’s sales for 2013 is around $129million.Inc magazine ranked BizChair 37th in the list of top 100 retail companies.
○ Farrhad Acidwalla(Rockstah Media)
Farrhad Acidwalla started his first entrepreneurial venture–a website dedicated to aviation sector—when he was 12 year old.In 2009,he founded Rockstah Media.Rockstah Media focuses on entertainment,branding and marketing.Farrhad doubles up as a motivational speaker.He was named by CNN Money as a young entrepreneur to watch out for.
Farrhad Acidwalla started his first entrepreneurial venture–a website dedicated to aviation sector—when he was 12 year old.In 2009,he founded Rockstah Media.Rockstah Media focuses on entertainment,branding and marketing.Farrhad doubles up as a motivational speaker.He was named by CNN Money as a young entrepreneur to watch out for.
○ Fraser Doherty(SuperJam)
Fraser Doherty started his jam business at the age of 14 and dropped out of school at the age of 16 to devote all his time to his venture-SuperJam.The venture sells around 5,00,000 jars a year.Doherty is associated with many charitable projects.He has authored 2 books-The SuperJam Cookbook and SuperBusiness.
Fraser Doherty started his jam business at the age of 14 and dropped out of school at the age of 16 to devote all his time to his venture-SuperJam.The venture sells around 5,00,000 jars a year.Doherty is associated with many charitable projects.He has authored 2 books-The SuperJam Cookbook and SuperBusiness.
○ Kristopher Tate(Zooomr)
He started writing HTML code when he was a 4 year old kid.He admits to be a hardware person till the age of 10.At the age of 10, the software part fascinated him and he developed into a self taught computer prodigy and wonder kid.He is the founder of Zooomr-the famous photo sharing site,which he started at the age of 17.
He started writing HTML code when he was a 4 year old kid.He admits to be a hardware person till the age of 10.At the age of 10, the software part fascinated him and he developed into a self taught computer prodigy and wonder kid.He is the founder of Zooomr-the famous photo sharing site,which he started at the age of 17.
○ Carl Churchill(DMC Internet)
Carl Churchill founded DMC Internet in 2001 at the age of 15.The initial investment came from his personal savings-$5000.He became a millionaire at the age of 19.DMC internet deals with internet services such as wireless broadband and server security.He is touted as the ‘British Bill Gates’.He was listed in the 2020 rich list of the Independent,which predicts the highest earners for the year 2020.
Carl Churchill founded DMC Internet in 2001 at the age of 15.The initial investment came from his personal savings-$5000.He became a millionaire at the age of 19.DMC internet deals with internet services such as wireless broadband and server security.He is touted as the ‘British Bill Gates’.He was listed in the 2020 rich list of the Independent,which predicts the highest earners for the year 2020.
(source:siliconindia)
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