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There's an important point not empathized enough in this article: Supportive Parents The lack of support from your parents is probably the biggest brake you ma
by Aldo_MX 13y ago
There's an important point not empathized enough in this article: Supportive Parents
The lack of support from your parents is probably the biggest brake you may have at this age. Fortunately for this kid, thanks to the support of his parents, he managed to succeed in a really short time. Kudos to the entire family.
- coldarchon 13y agohe got 2.000$ from his parents? No idea I had at that age was worth even 20$ ..
- aquaroris 13y agoHis parents also had the "lots of money" that allowed him to "replace the wheels every few weeks". I know that when I was a child, if I had a scooter and the wheels broke, I would never get to own a scooter again. So that's the kind of opportunity I'd have missed out on.
- pavel_lishin 13y agoTo be fair, that's a direct quote from him - it's possible that he had a job that allowed him to pay for the replacements himself. On the other hand, I doubt my parents would have lent me $2k when I was 13.
- pbhjpbhj 13y agoDoes it say his parents were supportive? It mentions they leant him money, is that what you meant.
- jzwinck 13y agoIt says his mother helped him make a website to sell the wheels. That's pretty substantial, and surely his parents signed some contracts along the way to get deals done (which means money and time, not to mention the more ethereal "support" that you give someone when you sign a contract for their benefit and your possible detriment).
- masklinn 13y agoThe article notes his parents lent him $2000 (at 13) and his mother helped him build the site for his company. Sounds like support to me. They were also likely undersigners on his manufacture deal.