I think I was probably about 19, I had started my first company at 18, I wrote my first line of code at 12 and started to leverage my knowledge of it with my co

I think I was probably about 19, I had started my first company at 18, I wrote my first line of code at 12 and started to leverage my knowledge of it with my company about 6 months in but I'm from Louisiana so surrounded by lots of blue collar types and honestly had no idea I could make a living in software much less a good one! Once the company started to become profitable I started to get excited about all the possibilities and then I realized that my love for spending more time solving hard problems once and then repeating my newfound solution over and over again with minor tweaks or improvements was perfect for having a career in software. I sold that first company and I've spent very little time as an employee but I've started three companies now and have been fortunate enough to have sold my first company and been a part of two of the best accelerator networks with the other two.