An inspiring story that is worth to read.
This is just a summarized of his journey.
Eric Finman is just a typical 16 year old student who is bright and creative. He has smart two brothers and he is the youngest. He is into latest technologies. When his brother introduced digital currencies (bitcoin) at 2013 who his brother brought 50 bitcoins. He decided to compete his brother by buying hundreds of bitcoin worth $1,000 in which his grandmother's gave.
His brother Ross gave him a book by Ohanian ( a co-founder of Reddit), which indicates the power of internet and which got Eric's attention and interests. He is eager to meet him but there is $8,500 fee which made his parents think it was too much. With his eagerness he founds out and discovered that the bitcoin reached $1,200 and he sold his bitcoin to $100,000.
Finally, he met Ohanian. It amazed him how matured enough Eric when it comes to technology. One time, as a freelancer, he make a Flappy Bird knockoff game and Ohanian is an eye opener for Eric's eagerness to use internet as a source of income.
He produce his own programmers, etc. And made his own company.
I just thought Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest millionare. Now, it is Eric Finman.
Here is my favorite line from my idol,
"I say if you do not become a millionaire in the next 10 years, then it’s your own fault."
He is now 18 years old. Despite of being disppointment in terms of education, he is now a successful and the youngest millionare by bitcoin and by his innovations and by being creative.
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here. Many will call it luck, I call it intelligence. Well, they are unique opportunities in life, he saw the opportunity and I do not hesitate to take it. Maybe not everyone has the opportunity to invest in a Bitcoin, but we can think about how to get it. It should Not be said: I can't do it... The right thing is to say: How can I do it? That way your mind will be programmed and start working on it. Excellent motivational story. One more example that nothing is impossible. It's about exploiting our creativity.