Meet Connor Zwick, who is an entrepreneur who at the young age of 13 was discovered by Nettuts.com for his skill in computer hacking and asked to be a writer.

During his senior year of high school Connor built the iPhone app “Flashcards+” which is the world’s most popular flashcard app.  At age 19, Zwick left Harvard to develop the Coco Controller which is a mobile video game controller that fits over your smartphone.  Connor is currently a Thiel fellow, and thus has postponed his education for two years.  During this postponement Connor will be working on launching the Coco Controller.  Connor’s controller is currently leading in the market.  Other companies have developed their own, and Apple has even rumored about creating an iPhone controller; however, as it stands now, Zwick’s is leading the pack.

Zwick’s idea for the Coco Controller was a result of bad experience with the traditional iPhone on an airplane.  His story goes to show that good things can come if you make the most of an inconvenient experience.