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"Be Something For A Day" - Erik Finman

Grandma gives you $1,000. You invest it in Bitcoin as a competition to one-up your brother. It grows into $100,000. You sell it and start an education start up. At 15 you realize you have a lot of pressure on you. It's important to do one thing good for a day - be CEO for a day, be an accountant for a day, be everything and anything for a day - until you realize what it is you really want to do and what day you want for the rest of your life.

Twitter: @erikfinman

About Erik

Erik Finman is a 15-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 educational system and provide learning that is focused...

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