When I sold my first company at 30, I could have done whatever I wanted to do.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
At age 28, I had no retail experience, no consumer marketing experience and no real Internet experience. But I decided I wanted to work for myself. I felt starting a company would enable me to get the responsibility I deserved and that I couldn't do that within the confines of a bigger company.
The venture business is a bit of an apprenticeship business, so the firm I worked for didn't let me make an investment until I was 30. That was probably a very smart thing.
At 25, I made many companies. I was thinking more like a businessman or entrepreneur than a CEO. I created many companies, small companies, medium companies. I tried to be involved in many kinds of activities, in finance, in real estate, in mining.
I saved $8,000 and created a construction company when I was 25.
I'd started working when I was 21 and had been very determined about my career, very focused, even as a little kid, so it was something I had been working at for a long time.
I didn't think I'd be around 30 years later.
I started my first business at 14!
I was in the Navy as an enlisted man, started my first business when I was 21.
When I was very young, I sold the rights to my work... through 2000.
I ran my own business when I was 19, buying condos and renovating apartment buildings.