well companies take you seriously if you’re a teenager so I got a great
you’re a teenager so I got a great
you’re a teenager so I got a great question for one of my YouTube viewers
question for one of my YouTube viewers
question for one of my YouTube viewers love you guys
love you guys
love you guys radioactive plum who wrote in to say
radioactive plum who wrote in to say
radioactive plum who wrote in to say I’ve been I’m a teenager and I have a
I’ve been I’m a teenager and I have a
I’ve been I’m a teenager and I have a really crazy app idea and the energy
really crazy app idea and the energy
really crazy app idea and the energy sustainable field I could learn app
sustainable field I could learn app
sustainable field I could learn app development I’m good with computers
development I’m good with computers
development I’m good with computers however I’m lost as to how to execute
however I’m lost as to how to execute
however I’m lost as to how to execute the idea being a teen I don’t know who
the idea being a teen I don’t know who
the idea being a teen I don’t know who to approach but I do know that my deal
to approach but I do know that my deal
to approach but I do know that my deal would really kick ass I don’t want
would really kick ass I don’t want
would really kick ass I don’t want someone else to think it after me and be
someone else to think it after me and be
someone else to think it after me and be able to execute it what a big company
able to execute it what a big company
able to execute it what a big company take me seriously if my idea is good and
take me seriously if my idea is good and
take me seriously if my idea is good and I’m willing to work straight out of
I’m willing to work straight out of
I’m willing to work straight out of school so this is a great question and
school so this is a great question and
school so this is a great question and one that I struggled with personally
one that I struggled with personally
one that I struggled with personally when I was younger and in school my
when I was younger and in school my
when I was younger and in school my first company my first real company was
first company my first real company was
first company my first real company was when I was 19 I had a software company
when I was 19 I had a software company
when I was 19 I had a software company and I was afraid that I was too young
and I was afraid that I was too young
and I was afraid that I was too young you know my two business partners were
you know my two business partners were
you know my two business partners were both older than me by a couple years
both older than me by a couple years
both older than me by a couple years four years and five years and my role
four years and five years and my role
four years and five years and my role was was the business development I was
was was the business development I was
was was the business development I was just to be out there bringing in deals
just to be out there bringing in deals
just to be out there bringing in deals and closing partnerships and getting in
and closing partnerships and getting in
and closing partnerships and getting in the media and I was selling to
the media and I was selling to
the media and I was selling to researchers and scientists who were
researchers and scientists who were
researchers and scientists who were sometimes three times my age and had
sometimes three times my age and had
sometimes three times my age and had PhDs and Here I am this 19 year old kid
PhDs and Here I am this 19 year old kid
PhDs and Here I am this 19 year old kid you know and at the start I was afraid
you know and at the start I was afraid
you know and at the start I was afraid and I remember I didn’t want to meet
and I remember I didn’t want to meet
and I remember I didn’t want to meet anybody face to face I didn’t want to do
anybody face to face I didn’t want to do
anybody face to face I didn’t want to do phone calls because I felt like they
phone calls because I felt like they
phone calls because I felt like they would be able to tell how young I was
would be able to tell how young I was
would be able to tell how young I was from my voice and so I tried to do
from my voice and so I tried to do
from my voice and so I tried to do everything by email at the start just to
everything by email at the start just to
everything by email at the start just to you know you don’t know how its old
you know you don’t know how its old
you know you don’t know how its old somebody is on email but I grew more
somebody is on email but I grew more
somebody is on email but I grew more confident and I realized that what I
confident and I realized that what I
confident and I realized that what I have can help them
have can help them
have can help them right my product can help their lives be
right my product can help their lives be
right my product can help their lives be better and that gave me the courage and
better and that gave me the courage and
better and that gave me the courage and the confidence to start engaging with
the confidence to start engaging with
the confidence to start engaging with them more and to start talking to people
them more and to start talking to people
them more and to start talking to people on the phone and start meeting people
on the phone and start meeting people
on the phone and start meeting people and I realized that they didn’t really
and I realized that they didn’t really
and I realized that they didn’t really care so much how old I was it was more
care so much how old I was it was more
care so much how old I was it was more do I have something that could help them
do I have something that could help them
do I have something that could help them the age biases what is so small and
the age biases what is so small and
the age biases what is so small and little compared to what I thought it
little compared to what I thought it
little compared to what I thought it would be and was my fear my confidence
would be and was my fear my confidence
would be and was my fear my confidence that was holding me back and when I
that was holding me back and when I
that was holding me back and when I realized that I could help them that
realized that I could help them that
realized that I could help them that gave me the courage and confidence to
gave me the courage and confidence to
gave me the courage and confidence to continue and I did and that was how many
continue and I did and that was how many
continue and I did and that was how many years ago I’m 34 years old now right so
years ago I’m 34 years old now right so
years ago I’m 34 years old now right so that has been a while you know in those
that has been a while you know in those
that has been a while you know in those 15 years it’s only been easier for young
15 years it’s only been easier for young
15 years it’s only been easier for young people to start a business and only been
people to start a business and only been
people to start a business and only been more acceptable for young people to be
more acceptable for young people to be
more acceptable for young people to be in app development and have crazy new
in app development and have crazy new
in app development and have crazy new creative ideas so don’t let the age
creative ideas so don’t let the age
creative ideas so don’t let the age thing hold you back companies will take
thing hold you back companies will take
thing hold you back companies will take you seriously if you have something that
you seriously if you have something that
you seriously if you have something that works and can help them that’s the big
works and can help them that’s the big
works and can help them that’s the big gift that’s all they care about can you
gift that’s all they care about can you
gift that’s all they care about can you help my business if you can they’re
help my business if you can they’re
help my business if you can they’re gonna take you seriously now one thing I
gonna take you seriously now one thing I
gonna take you seriously now one thing I think of that that may help you ramp
think of that that may help you ramp
think of that that may help you ramp this up faster is get really involved in
this up faster is get really involved in
this up faster is get really involved in the industry and start making some
the industry and start making some
the industry and start making some contact so you know there’s a show at a
contact so you know there’s a show at a
contact so you know there’s a show at a university that talks about energy go
university that talks about energy go
university that talks about energy go there if there’s trade shows or
there if there’s trade shows or
there if there’s trade shows or conferences or anything happen in the
conferences or anything happen in the
conferences or anything happen in the city around you go there and start
city around you go there and start
city around you go there and start talking to people and start making
talking to people and start making
talking to people and start making connections because you want people to
connections because you want people to
connections because you want people to talk about this app when it comes out or
talk about this app when it comes out or
talk about this app when it comes out or when it is out I’m using it I help refer
when it is out I’m using it I help refer
when it is out I’m using it I help refer you into the right place and and you may
you into the right place and and you may
you into the right place and and you may end up landing you’re your big deal with
end up landing you’re your big deal with
end up landing you’re your big deal with this big company through a contact who
this big company through a contact who
this big company through a contact who has connections in to this companies
has connections in to this companies
has connections in to this companies right I’m assuming you don’t know
right I’m assuming you don’t know
right I’m assuming you don’t know anybody yet but that has to change so on
anybody yet but that has to change so on
anybody yet but that has to change so on top which is doing the app development
top which is doing the app development
top which is doing the app development start hanging in with people in the
start hanging in with people in the
start hanging in with people in the industry and keep your eye out for
industry and keep your eye out for
industry and keep your eye out for somebody who might be able to join you
somebody who might be able to join you
somebody who might be able to join you as a partner in the company to help
as a partner in the company to help
as a partner in the company to help connect you to the right companies and
connect you to the right companies and
connect you to the right companies and eventually sell this thing off but the
eventually sell this thing off but the
eventually sell this thing off but the thing that’s holding your back is not
thing that’s holding your back is not
thing that’s holding your back is not going to be your age it’s just going to
going to be your age it’s just going to
going to be your age it’s just going to be your
be your
be your year of how people perceive your age
year of how people perceive your age
year of how people perceive your age believe those are you watching I love to
believe those are you watching I love to
believe those are you watching I love to hear if you’ve had to overcome an age
hear if you’ve had to overcome an age
hear if you’ve had to overcome an age bias what your views are on it leave it
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