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Although money isn't everything it's pretty note worthy in this case that the sale price was apparently around £30 million[1] which means he's now worth 8 figur
by citricsquid 14y ago
Although money isn't everything it's pretty note worthy in this case that the sale price was apparently around £30 million[1] which means he's now worth 8 figures, self-made money that he's too young to access. Heh.
[1] http://www.standard.co.uk/news/techandgadgets/exclusive-summly-app-created-by-london-schoolboy-sold-to-yahoo-for-millions-8548506.html http://www.standard.co.uk/news/techandgadgets/exclusive-summ...
- nanoman 14y agoWell, it seems he has gathered capital from a number of investors, which may want to be paid back: "Angel Investors and Advisors include; Ashton Kutcher, Betaworks, Brian Chesky, Hosain Rahman, Jessica Powell, Joanna Shields, Josh Kushner, Mark Pincus, Matt Mullenweg, Seb Bishop, Shakil Khan, Spencer Hyman, Stephen Fry, Troy Carter, Vivi Nevo, Yoko Ono and many more. We are also working closely with News Corporation on the summarization of their content." Source: http://summly.com/about.html http://summly.com/about.html But sure enough the kid is rich now.
- throwaway129921 14y ago> But sure enough the kid is rich now. Fair play to him for doing this himself, but he wasn't exactly poor to begin with. A bit of googling shows the jobs his parents hold and an address on Parkside SW19 (which is one of the most expensive roads outside central London).