You don’t need to be older to be a successful entrepreneur. There are increasingly more and more younger entrepreneurs that are making a big splash in the world and are becoming very successful. These young entrepreneurs are thinking outside the box, and being self-employed is becoming a more viable option for a lot of young people.
Young entrepreneurs have big dreams and hopes, they also aren’t afraid to work hard to be successful. If you are dreaming about starting your own business and becoming an entrepreneur, then this is the place for you to start. You can draw inspiration off these young entrepreneurs and see how they became to be so successful.
So, have a read on below for more information about the top entrepreneurs that were successful at a young age:
Matthew Mullenweg
While you may not have heard of his name before, you’ll know about the business he founded. He founded Automattic which helped create the business, WordPress, which is a content management system that powers a significant amount websites on the internet. He managed to create the business and get it up and running all before he was 20 years of age.
David Karp
He founded Tumblr just after he turned 21 years of age. Tubmblr, which is a micro-blogging site, is now owned by Yahoo and David Karp’s net worth is said to be around $200 million. Tumblr was created in 2007 and is still quite popular to this day, despite a lot of tough competition in the area of social media platforms.
Pete Cashmore
Very fitting last name considering Pete Cashmore’s net worth is around $95 million! He is the CEO and founder of blog website Mashable. Mashable was created in 2005 when he was just 20 years of age. This is a highly loved website and many people use it to get their news and entertainment information. You have probably at least heard of Mashable, you may even use the website yourself.
Blake Ross
Blake Ross is the creator of Mozilla Firefox, which is a type of web browser, competing with the likes of Apple Safari or Google Chrome. Mozilla Firefox was able to take a sizable chunk of the market by creating a more user-friendly web browser. Mozilla Firefox is now widely used and it was launched with Blake Ross was 19 years of age.
Mark Zuckerberg
You have probably already heard of Mark Zuckerberg, there was even a movie made about Facebook, which is the social media platform he launched. Launched when Mark Zuckerberg was only 19 years of age, Facebook is now one of the most popular social media platforms in the world. Facebook’s rise to the top was swift and it has continued to remain popular throughout the years.
Richard Ludlow
Richard Ludlow is the found of Academic Earth, which is a site where people can get quality information for their education, at no cost. There is a lot of information out there on the internet and Richard Ludlow had idea to allow for students to have access to quality educational content for free. He came up with the idea for this website when he was just 22 years of age.
Fraser Doherty
You may not have heard of his name or the company he founded, but his story is truly incredible. Fraser Doherty is the founder of Super Jam, which he created at the age of just 14. He started selling his jam, which he learned how to make from his grandmother, to Waitrose stores. Fraser Doherty has an estimated net worth of around $2 million.
