I t’s a 21st-century fairy tale: A young man starts a website in his spare time

I t’s a 21st-century fairy tale: A young man starts a website in his spare time

This person is unknown and undistinguished. He hasn’t gone to MIT, Stanford, or any other four-year college for that matter, yet he is deceptively brilliant. He has been bouncing aimlessly from job to job, but he is secretly ambitious. He builds his company by himself and from his apartment. In most stories, this is where the hard work begins — the long hours, sleepless nights, and near-death business experiences. But this one is way more mellow. Frind takes it easy, working no more than 20 hours a week during the busiest times and usually no more than 10. Five years later, he is running one of the largest websites on the planet and paying himself more than $5 million a year. Continue reading “I t’s a 21st-century fairy tale: A young man starts a website in his spare time”