13-Year-Old Makes $100K Reinventing the Scooter Wheel

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Post by prostoalex » Sat, Sep 14, 2013, 2:23 AM UTC

13-Year-Old Makes $100K Reinventing the Scooter Wheel
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Re: 13-Year-Old Makes $100K Reinventing the Scooter Wheel

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Post by ck2 » Sat, Sep 14, 2013, 6:01 AM UTC

Very nice.

Unfortunately there will be Chinese clones of them on ebay within a year, he needs to grow fast.

Re: 13-Year-Old Makes $100K Reinventing the Scooter Wheel

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Post by GuiA » Sat, Sep 14, 2013, 6:56 AM UTC

ck2 wrote: post #2

Very nice. Unfortunately there will be Chinese clones of them on ebay within a year, he needs to grow fast.

If he can establish a strong recognizable brand in the relatively niche scooter industry, the Chinese clones won't hurt his business at all.

Re: 13-Year-Old Makes $100K Reinventing the Scooter Wheel

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Post by getglue » Sat, Sep 14, 2013, 7:28 AM UTC

Smart kid.

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Post by mistercow » Sat, Sep 14, 2013, 7:43 AM UTC

That's pretty cool. Stories like this make it seem like we're really living in the future.

As a side note, holy crap, did that kid name his dog after an atomic bomb?

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Post by aptwebapps » Sat, Sep 14, 2013, 8:19 AM UTC

mistercow wrote: post #5

That's pretty cool. Stories like this make it seem like we're really living in the future. As a side note, holy crap, did that kid name his dog after an atomic bomb?

Unless his cat is named Fat Man, it's probably not intentional.

Re: 13-Year-Old Makes $100K Reinventing the Scooter Wheel

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Post by Aldo_MX » Sat, Sep 14, 2013, 8:24 AM UTC

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.

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Post by coldarchon » Sat, Sep 14, 2013, 9:14 AM UTC

Aldo_MX wrote: post #7

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.

he got 2.000$ from his parents? No idea I had at that age was worth even 20$ ..

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Post by aquaroris » Sat, Sep 14, 2013, 9:20 AM UTC

Aldo_MX wrote: post #7

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.

His 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.

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Post by pbhjpbhj » Sat, Sep 14, 2013, 9:33 AM UTC

Aldo_MX wrote: post #7

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.

Does it say his parents were supportive? It mentions they leant him money, is that what you meant.