October 25, 2013

Teenage Millionaire Entrepreneurs

Justin Bieber



Justin Bieber, perhaps one of the most famous teenagers turned millionaire entrepreneurs, branched out from his pop star status to the tech field, holding a stake in a handful of companies as a venture capital investor. Last year FORBES measured his two years earnings at about $108 million.


Brian Wong

 Hired to run business development at Digg (at age 19), Wong went on to found mobile rewards network called Kiip that proved a game-changer in mobile advertising.So far the company has taken in over $15 million in capital investment.

Cameron Johnson

 Cameron Johnson started his first business at age 9, making invitations for his family's parties. Several businesses later -- selling Beanie Babies, internet ad space and greeting cards -- and his net worth had surpassed the $1 million mark before he'd finished high school.

Nick D'Aloisio

 At 17, D'Aloisio -- a prodigy app developer -- sold his news summarization app, Summly, to Yahoo! for $30 million. He is now a full time employee at the company.

Madison Robinson

With over $1 million in sales, 15-year-old Madison Robinson's Fish Flops apparel company sets her well on her way to millionaire status. Like any good entrepreneur, she diversified into t-shirts, hats, apps and even writes her own children's books.Culled from forbes


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