A 16-year-old Australian high school dropout is on the right track to becoming the next great titan of technology. Unlike normal teenager, the young man is busy with his duties as CEO of his own multi-million dollar company.
Ben Pasternak, a high school dropout from Sydney, Australia, is the founder and CEO of the multi-million dollar mobile app Flogg. The Australian teenager's app, which was launched last month, possesses the combined features of Tinder and eBay, and helps users buy and sell items within their social network.
From High School Dropout To Becoming The Next Great Titan Of Technology
Mark and Anna Pasternak, the Australian teen CEO's parents who are both university educators, told ABC News "Nightline" that they were at first skeptical about their son dropping out of high school. However, they said that their son has always been passionate with technology, which is why they supported him when he decided to move to New York City to look for funding for his mobile app.
"So, I think the deal was we said, 'Let's go to America, and see if you get funding and we can talk about it.' And unfortunately he got funding," Mark jokingly recalled.
The Australian Teen CEO Says There's Nothing To Brag About His Achievements
Ben Pasternak now runs his multi-million dollar tech company from the living room of his apartment in New York City. Amidst his achievements, the high school dropout has remained humble. He said that he feels like he is just getting started and that there is nothing to brag about what he has achieved.
The Australian teen CEO also admitted that he sometimes thought of living a life like a normal teenager. He, however, added that he is enjoying what he is doing and he has no regrets about what he has become.
The Australian Teen CEO Is Joining The League Of Successful High School Dropouts
Ben Pasternak seemed to be following the steps of some great titans of technology who dropped out of high school to establish a career in the tech field. According to the Business Insider, Tumblr founder David Karp dropped out of high school at the age of 15 to launch the blog-hosting and social network company that is now worth multi-billion dollars.
Other successful high school dropouts who became tech titans include Facebook product manager Mike Hudack, supercomputer scientist Philip Emeagwali and first internet billionaire James H. Clark.
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