Donny Ouyang is not the only young entrepreneur making large amounts of money through opportunities on the Internet. Josh Buckley is a 19-year-old that achieved financial independence by designing and selling websites.
Buckley sold his first website for around $200 at the age of 15. Since then, he has created and sold a number of websites. Menewsha.com was Buckley’s most well-known project to date. Basically, Menewsha allows members to create and customize avatars to their liking. In an interview, Buckley said he has always been interested in virtual communities. It’s this interest and knowledge of how important social networking is that has allowed him to create websites people enjoy and keep coming back to. Social networking is a factor so many websites are taking advantage of today, and rightly so.
In the same interview, Buckley said perseverance was the single factor that helped him become successful. It’s what drove him to success. We saw that same perseverance in Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network during class today. Perseverance is a quality entrepreneurs need. Perseverance drives people to push past the tough times – criticism, tedious hours of work, etc.
Josh Buckley has reached success at such a young age, and he did it through persevering through tedious hours of work. He knew what he wanted and didn’t allow himself to become distracted or discouraged. Perseverance is a must for entrepreneurs.
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