Arcades seem to be a thing of the past to us but not for Caine Monroy. At only nine years old, Caine has amounted a whopping $200,000. I think at that age I was getting paid 50 cents to clean my room. So for a nine year old, that is a large chunk of cash.

Cain had a very inventive mind and new he was different from his classmates. One summer vacation he was in the back of his dads auto shop and started messing around with rearranging old parts boxes. He began with just a couple of cardboard boxes and made his first arcade game. He was very interested in the art and design of it rather than the games itself. Eventually he started to get a following of people who were also interested in his arcade games. A film maker by the name of Nirvan Mullick decided to do a film on a Cain and set up a fund for him to go to college. Thousands of people were inspired by Cain and he ended up raising over $200,000.

Cain’s arcade has inspired so many young kids and adults alike. A young mind that has an inventive goal can do much more than just satisfy themselves. They can inspire more people to open their mind up into the world of entrepreneurship.

I don’t know of anyone who hasn’t heard of the group Dude Perfect. They are all over YouTube and the internet in general. With over 54 million subscribers, I’d say its pretty safe to say that last sentence. If you haven’t for some reason, these guys do crazy trick shots, very inventive sports battles, stereotypes, and much more. The group consists of Tyler Toney, Cory and Coby Cotton, Garret Hilbert, and Cody Jones.  They have teamed up with many different professional athletes such as Brodie Smith along with breaking many different Guinness World Records.

From a Christian view, these guys have a pretty cool story. Tyler Toney, the founder of the group, grew up in Texas playing football in high school but didn’t continue his career in college. Instead, he went to Texas A&M to just focus on education. While there, he began looking for other Christian guys to hang out with. That is when he found the rest of the group. They ended up moving into a house together and set up a basketball hoop in the backyard. This is where it all began with there first video “Backyard Trick Shots”.  From there it is history. They went on to create so many videos that certainly entertain a wide range of different people. They now have their own complex in Frisco Texas. Not only do they entertain but they have also reached out and given back to society through many different charities which include Make a Wish Foundation.

We have all been in a situation where studying just wasn’t going our way. Maybe you just couldn’t grasp a concept by looking at your notes or you reached the point of diminishing returns where you weren’t getting as much out of your studying. Thankfully for us in school now, we have a very useful resource known as Quizlet. Andrew Sutherland, the founder of Quizlet, saw a problem when he was a sophomore in high school. He was studying for a French test and trying to memorize over a hundred vocab words. He saw this as a path for innovation and would eventually create the app Quizlet.

Quizlet has expanded over the years to benefit both students and teachers. It has generated over 300 million users. The profits earned through the app help to better Sutherland’s mission of bettering education. It has certainly been able to benefit a large portion all across the world. Personally, I have used Quizlet many times and it has definitely helped when it comes to studying.

Sutherland had saw a problem that affected a lot of students. In a era where technology and smart phones was just beginning, he was able to get on the train real quick, which helped to launch his company fast. His company has continued to thrive and will continue to do so based on its popularity and efficiency in helping students study.