Background
Marshall Haas got his start selling Pokémon cards on the street corner with his friends. But by the time he was 17, Marshall had moved on to architecture. He got a job working for a high-end architect in the Dallas area and began taking classes at a local community college.
The Business
Marshall noticed that many architecture firms weren’t offering images, or renderings, to their clients. He decided to fill the void by starting his own company, AllRendered, LLC. Marshall recruited a team of 20 artists in the Philippines to create architectural images from floor plans and he began attracting as many as eight clients a month.
Where is he today?
Today, Marshall is 20 years old and still working to build AllRendered into a premier rendering service, while pursuing a degree in computer science. He is also in the process of developing a mobile web application called Podums, which will use game mechanics to encourage people to be productive. Whenever he finds the time, Marshall gets his thrills by riding his motorcycles.
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This is a great story about a young person really finding a problem and solving it in a unique way. His innovation is definitely admirable and drive to start a business so young is inspiring.
Sometimes the biggest problems are sitting right under our noses. They are things that, if solved, would be hugely beneficial, but are often not thought of.
It’s really cool to hear about someone who is so young being so successful. It gives me hope as a young entrepreneur that with the right skills you don’t have to worry about your degree.
It’s really interesting to hear about somebody get into a business like architecture. Obviously, the business I’m sure involves a certain level of utilizing new technology, but what I like about it is that it shows that not all people of our age group are coming up with ideas that are just about new technology and apps and other things like that.