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HiPointDem

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6. he created it while attended a top-ranked prep school (equivalent of). His dad's a morgan stanley

Reply to Javaman (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 27, 2013, 12:31 AM

Mar 2013

exec and his mother's a lawyer.

but i'm sure that had nothing to do with his success.

any kid can do it.

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Just do it, says Yahoo's teen app millionaire [View all] dkf Mar 2013 OP

Huh, I bet he created this app at home...just saying. nt Javaman Mar 2013 #1

he created it while attended a top-ranked prep school (equivalent of). His dad's a morgan stanley HiPointDem Mar 2013 #6

I guess you missed my point. Javaman Mar 2013 #14

Very well played. Orrex Mar 2013 #34

What is an "app" and how do I "create" one?? kestrel91316 Mar 2013 #2

He is a Brit. The whole world isn't Republican vs Democrat you know. dkf Mar 2013 #3

Which is why I said "Republican-ish". But your defense of Republicans is once again duly noted. kestrel91316 Mar 2013 #4

Or maybe failure comes from not being inspired to try. dkf Mar 2013 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Mar 2013 #11

Writing an app has nothing to do with inspiration or innovation? dkf Mar 2013 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Mar 2013 #20

I have no degree. My mother was on welfare when I was growing up. randome Mar 2013 #24

it's not luck when dad is a morgan stanley exec. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #27

It wasn't luck for me, either, and I was poor growing up. randome Mar 2013 #29

when there's a $30 million paycheck, it often does. and i notice your boss owns your app, for HiPointDem Mar 2013 #33

Of course he made more than me. He had the marketing skills to make it work. randome Mar 2013 #37

he had the capital and connections to make it work. as this kid does. class tells. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #38

Once upon a time, I worked in the film business.. Javaman Mar 2013 #39

i can't speak to your friend's situation. maybe he liked being a camera assistant. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #40

Did I ever label this as a horatio alger story? no Javaman Mar 2013 #41

not saying you said it was a horatio alger story; saying these stories are usually presented as HiPointDem Mar 2013 #42

Oh okay, I gotcha. Javaman Mar 2013 #43

it helps to have morgan stanley in the family, as this kid does. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #8

his dad's a morgan stanley exec, his mother's a lawyer, and he went to our equivalent of a HiPointDem Mar 2013 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Mar 2013 #12

*singing* "Mommas... don't let your baybees grow up to be cattle..." dogknob Mar 2013 #9

You might as well train 100% of students to do basic plumbing. dawg Mar 2013 #32

I prefer to admire Aaron Schwartz who was never into it for the money Luminous Animal Mar 2013 #10

Good for him fujiyama Mar 2013 #13

It is all in the idea. The programming part is fairly easy. The tools are affordable, even free. CBGLuthier Mar 2013 #15

How about a Breathalyzer app. JaneyVee Mar 2013 #16

What if you don't have a good idea? What if you can't program in Objective C? Sucks to be us? HughBeaumont Mar 2013 #18

Think of an idea and learn how to program in Objective C. cbdo2007 Mar 2013 #19

Right, because there's nothing between "pie-in-the-sky" and MalWart. HughBeaumont Mar 2013 #21

How many tutorials on how to make apps did you read before responding?? cbdo2007 Mar 2013 #23

You mean that just by reading three tutorials . . . HughBeaumont Mar 2013 #30

Hey, it's a start... cbdo2007 Mar 2013 #36

you mean you hadn't considered it until this kid spoke out? lol. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #28

Seems rather . . . . rehearsed, doesn't it? HughBeaumont Mar 2013 #31

sounds like the solution to poverty --everyone creates a $30m app CreekDog Mar 2013 #22

It is incredible that anyone could treat this story as anything but horatio alger idiocy. redqueen Mar 2013 #25

More than a few "Exhibit As" in this thread alone. HughBeaumont Mar 2013 #26

Yeah? So? Orrex Mar 2013 #35

Smart kid. But I'm taken aback by the amount of miserable woe-is-me jealousy on display here. Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #44

SIGH . . . . what part of this is "woe-is-me jealousy"?? What part of this is untruthful? HughBeaumont Mar 2013 #45