Pete Cashmore is a great example of a millennial entrepreneur. Pete is well-known as the founder of the website, Mashable. At the age of 19, while living with his parents in Scotland, Pete founded the website. A major driving force for finding Mashable was his passion for reading and writing. Historically, Pete would subscribe to as many blogs as possible because he loved learning about others’ experiences. Mashable is a website that covers a wide variety of topics such as breaking news, science, business, and social good. Originally, Mashable was only a tech blog; however due to Pete’s entrepreneurial foresight, he expanded the blog to a vast amount of topics to reach a larger audience. Pete has accrued a long list of accomplishments such as being listed on Forbes 30 under 30 list, named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people, and listed as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Today, Pete’s net worth is over $100 million and he is still the CEO of Mashable. Mashable continues to thrive and evolve in the social media realm. Mashable reported that it averages over 25 million visitors a month. Pete’s entrepreneurial instincts led him to create one of the most well-known social media websites in the industry today.
This is another great example of simple interests becoming a huge, profitable idea. He even had the entrepreneurial foresight to expand Mashable at the right time to meet consumer preferences.
Reading more about Pete Cashmore has been inspiring. He is another fantastic example of a millennial entrepreneur. His ability to self assess the strengths and weaknesses of Mashable may have saved and caused the site to thrive. His ingenuity is brilliant and I really found your article as well-written and positive for his name.