๐ก โIf I make $1M before I turn 18, Iโll never go back to school or college.โ โ Erik Finman
In 2011, when Erik was just 12 years old, he took $1,000 from his grandma and invested it in Bitcoin (worth only $10 each at that time).
He first heard about Bitcoin at a protest in Washington DC when he saw someone wearing a Bitcoin shirt. Curious, he asked his brother what it was, and the reply was:
๐ โItโs going to end Wall Street, bro.โ
That moment changed his life. Erik started studying Bitcoin and spent the next 3 years trading while still in school. But he hated school life. One teacher even told him:
๐ โDrop out and work at McDonaldโs, youโll never be anything.โ
๐ก Instead of giving up, Erik made a deal with his parents:
๐ If he became a millionaire before 18, he wouldnโt have to go back to school.
At 15, he sold $100K worth of Bitcoin and launched his first startup Botangle, an online platform where students could hire teachers worldwide via video chat. (For example: learn Japanese from a real teacher in Tokyo ๐ฏ๐ต).
Two years later, he sold Botangle for 300 BTC. ๐
When Bitcoin hit $2,700, Erikโs holdings made him a millionaire at just 17 โ meaning he won the bet with his parents โ .
Instead of going to college, he traveled the world ๐ visiting Dubai, London, Hong Kong, Sydney, and more.
โจ Today, Erikโs net worth is in the 8-figures.
Heโs invested in Silicon Valley crypto startups and even helped push the Crypto-Currency Act of 2020 in the U.S. as an advocate.
From a high school dropout โ to a crypto millionaire ๐ธ๐
