Erik Finman is a 16-year-old entrepreneur from Idaho. Not long ago, he invested $1,000 he received from his grandmother into Bitcoins.

 

Soon after, he sold them for $100,000.

 

 

 

With his earnings, Erik has decided to address some of the negative experiences he has had with the education system and provide student-focused learning. Instead of learning passively in a classroom, he wants students to learn by experiencing the world the way they want to. From his home in Idaho, using just a computer and the Internet, he started Botangle.com. He now manages a 20-person team comprising programmers and other professionals from all over the world. Recently, he has been working on a Botangle event called “Intern For A Day,” which allows interns to work for top companies for an entire day. Erik hopes to help other teenage entrepreneurs, “Because you’re never too young to do something great.”