#1 – Catherine and David Cook
Age at startup: 15 & 17
Company: My Year Book
Net Worth: $10 million
Bio: Catherine Cook, 15, and her brother David, 17, were looking through their high school year book when they came up with the idea to create a free interactive version online.
Catherine persuaded their older brother, Geoff, who was a budding internet entrepreneur at the time, to invest $250,000 in their idea. The site was launched in April 2005 and 950,000 members joined in the first year.
Fast forward 5 years, and the site has a net worth of around $10 million.
#2 – Ashley Qualls
Age at startup: 14
Company: Whatever Life
Net Worth: $4 million
Bio: In 2004, when Ashley was just 14 years old, borrowed $8 from her mom and started a website called whateverlife.com which provided Myspace layouts and HTML tutorials for people in her age demographic.
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Ashley dropped out of high school and in less than two years the site was raking in $70,000 a month purely from advertising revenue. As a result of it’s success, offers started flooding in for the Myspace-help website. Qualls was flattered by an offer of $1.5 million plus a car of her choice, but she turned the offer down. In total, she has earned over $1 million from the site.
#3 – Juliette Brindak
Age at startup: 10
Company: Miss O and Friends
Net Worth: $15 million
Bio: Juliette Brindak came up with the idea for Miss O and Friends when she was just 10 years old. She later put put her idea online.
Miss O is a website by girls, for girls to build self-esteem, positivity and good sense of self. It’s visited by millions of girls each month in the age range 8-12, which Juliette like to call ‘tweens’.
When Juliette was 16 she released her first book in the summer of 2006 which sold over 120,000 copies. Now, her business at 20 years old is worth $15 million.
#4 – Paul Bourque
Age at startup: 18
Company: Affiliate Marketer
Net Worth: $300,000/month
Bio: Paul Bourque was 18 when he started browsing ways to make money on the internet. He stumbled across affiliate marketing, and after profiting in the first month he couldn’t turn away.
His first month’s revenue was around $600, and in less than a year Paul’s earning over $300,000 a month from AzoogleAds.
He currently works full time as an affiliate marketer, but also runs an affiliate marketing blog where he shares tips and tricks.
#5 – Ben Kaufman
Age at startup: 18
Company: Mophie, Kluster and Quirky
Net Worth: $5-10 million/year
Bio: Ben Kaufman founded Mophie, an iPod accessories website, when he was 18 years old. The site sells iPod batteries, cases, cables and more.
He later went on to launch Kluster, ‘a collaborative decision making platform’. At 22, his latest venture is a website called ‘Quirky‘. The site enables anyone with a good idea to get it manufactured – if successful they will earn a royalty percentage.
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1) What do you think about these teenagers' determination? What motivated them to choose the 'path less travelled'?
2) What is your aim/goal in life?
These teenagers knew exactly what they wanted in their life. They turned their passion to become their profession. That is absolutely brilliant on their part. The love for their interest has brought them this far. It needs lots of risk-taking and determination to run a business at such a young age. They were not afraid of being the odd one out. they chose the path less travelled because they wanted to.
ReplyDeleteI used to have this goal in my mind a few years ago- I wanted to run my own events management company. I also had this thought of becoming a writer. :)
Cheryl phoa(09)2E3
ReplyDelete1)These teenagers were intelligent and knew how to start business with thieir billiant ideas.
They were able to "transform" their passion and interest at such a young age.
There was a risk involve as business may not success and also it may lose money . These teenagers were determined and risk taking.
They were not afraid to choose their path that they wanted in their life.
2)When I was young, I wanted to be a teacher to teach young children. However, there is a change in my goal when times passes by .
I wanted to be a veterinarian instead.I love to cure sick animals and perfom operation for them.
Alvin Ng(33) 2E3
ReplyDelete1)Those teenagers have very strong and powerful determination.When they have interest in somthing,they would do their best on it and not give up even if they knew that there are risk in those business that they are doing.They were also not scare that the business would not be sucessful and causing them to lose money,they were also not scare of dropping out on their studies.And because of all this,their determination is really strong.They were also not scare of how other people think about them.
Most of the teenagers determination would not be as strong as them.Most of the teenagers would not be as daring and risk-taking as them.Most of the teenagers would be lazy and give up easily.Some of the teenagers would think that by starting a business at such a young age,it would affect their studies,causing them to start gettng low grades for their test of exam.
Those teenagers may be motivated by their families,friends or maybe television shows to choose the 'path less travelled'.They may also want to be unique/special from other people by starting business that very little people would do.They may choose the 'path less travelled' because of their own inner instinct.
2)When i was still young,i wanted to be a docter because i want to save people.I wanted to be a docter was also because i don't want to see people crying or feeling sad when their kin or friends pass away.
After a few years,i wanted to be a police too.I wanted to protect people and catch those bad guy so that i can bring justice on them.I also though of becoming a travelar who travel the whole earth.I also though of becoming a adventurer who goes on a exciting and dangerous adventure.
Those aim/goal were all in the past.Right now,i don't have any aim/goal in my life and it's all because none of those thing interest me at all.
1) Success seems to be connected with action . Successful men keep moving . They make mistakes , but they don't quit . Some people see problems as setbacks and admits defeat once there's a problem in whatever they're doing . However , these children are able to see the problems as oppotunities with thorns .
ReplyDeleteMany times , we want to do something , but we're too afraid to fail . The difference between them and us is that they'renot afraid to dream big , they're not afraid to fail . Their family members might have discouraged them from starting a business as it is too risky , but that didn't stop them . They went on to do whatever they set their minds on doing , and guess what . they succeeded . It's this kind of determination that makes us successful . We should learn from them and not give up easily - we reap what we sow , no ?
However , not everyone can be like them . We're all different and we each have our own talents . Some might not have the interest in business , while kids like them obviously have what it takes to be in the marketing industry . It might not only be the question of hard work , but also talent .
2) From a young age , I've thought about my future . Everyone wanted to be a policeman/woman , a teacher or a doctor . However , I wanted to be a dancer , a singer or an author . I haven't lose my passion for everything that shaped the way I am today , things like dancing , singing , or even writing , but as I grow older , I find all these dreams I had when I was young ... Slightly impossible . Singing and dancing requires lots of discipline , and also , talent , of course . And these two things I might not have . There's still the author option left . I love to write , which is why i'm here in the first place anyway , voicing out my opition , looking for oppotunities to improve my grammer , vocabulary and simply , my English . And as I grow older , I realise , every interest I have in life , fades away at some point of time , but not writing . Writing is what keeps me going , writing down everyday happenings in my diary , writting down my feelings in my blog , jolting down notes in class . At one point , I just realise , no matter what I'm doing , what time of the day , how I'm feeling , I'm always thinking 'bout writing . I might to do well in English , I might have not performed up to expectations in English during PSLE , but my interest always lies in English (Literature , and other English related stuff , of course!) . So I'm planning to major in English , hopefully Media and Communications , Mass Comm or something related to the media and English , before making my choice for my career in the future .
1) Those kids have the interest and passion in what they want to do and do it well . Although there is a risk in everything they do , but they do their best and make it flawless . Success comes with failures . Every failure make us learn something . We all learn to not make the same mistake again .
ReplyDeleteBut still , most of us . Once we fail something , will try harder to do it again. But if we were to fail again , we will think that it's not working even if we continue striving for it . Those kids have strong determination that make people impress . We should learn to be like them . We talk , but we don't walk the talk .
It's probably some determine people that blogs , and they come across it . So they also decided to do their best in whatever they decided to do . Or probably the television , family members that talk about it ? many kinds .
2) When i was young , my ambition was to be a teacher . I thought when i was older , i could be a teacher that teaches english ? But my english was not up to standard . So i changed my ambition . Soon , i got a new ambition , i watched tv and thought being a policewomen those CID ones would be cool . I told my family about it but they told me that i was crazy -.- So , i changed my ambition again . This time , i wanted to be a vet . I love animals from young . I hope i won't change my ambition again .
1) I think those teenager's determination are strong . Since they are teenagers, everyone must thought that those people are crazy and some even been dropped out of their school just because of earning money from the net . But , they still did not give up .
ReplyDeleteSometimes , they may face failure . Opening a website in the net can be very risky and if you fail , you are losing money instead of earning money . Those teenagers showed above had faced failures , but they never give up . Failure is just a step towards success . Their determination kept them strong . Strong enough to face all different types of challenges .
One of the Millionaire Kids , Ashley , her determination and passion touched me the most .
She is just 14 year old and she could earn much more money than an average normal adult . Not only money , her determination are much more stronger too . Some people will tends to give up after knowing they had started to lose money. But she is determined to continue her path , towards success.
2)Talking about ambition , i am the one who always change ambition like any one does .
But years after years , there are two ambitions which i will never change . ..
Since young , i had a weird ambition ,
to be a scientist and a doctor . At that time , our country was having a SARS disease . After some period of time , i heard from the news that scientist helped us to invent some medicine to cure the disease. I was inspired after hearing the news because i could save lives by inventing medicines to those infected people . I always had a heart to help others when they are in need.
Been a doctor was my another ambition . Why?
Once , i was watching a Japan Drama with my cousin . That drama was talking about saving lives in a serious situation . When there is disaster happening in Japan , they would give a call to the hospital . So , the hospital would send a few experts doctors by helicopter to the place . In some situation ,for example , when a person's hand was chopped off , the doctors would have solutions to help them . Not only helping them , the doctors also encourage them not to give up even though he/she is hand less . I was inspired because i want to help all those people to save back their lives and not only that , i also want to encourage them not to give up and give them support when they need to .