While most adults don’t recommend dropping out of high school in order to have future success, there seems to be a trend featuring young people dropping out to pursue bigger and better things. The latest case of this trend can be seen in the person of Ben Pasternak. Pasternak was just a bored fifteen year old in Science class when he created Impossible Run, a game centered around geometry which sent him near the top Apple’s App Store.

Ben’s parents finally let Ben drop out of high school to pursue a new app once he had sufficient money to create the app. Ben took advantage of his new opportunity and created another application called Flogg, which could be described as a eBay and Tinder hybrid. While this may seem odd to some, this app is well designed and thought out. Essentially, the app serves as a market to sell unwanted products, which is the eBay aspect. The manner in which customers show interest or disinterest in a product is where Tinder comes into play, as customers can swipe left or right on the product.

Ben’s innovation came from noticing services that were already present (Tinder and eBay) and tinkering with them to provide a service which would change the way people sell items. As a young entrepreneur who grew up in Sydney, Australia and now lives in New York City with his own 2 million dollar company, it’s safe to say that Pasternak won’t being going back to school to finish his degree.

Most kids growing up usually have memorable experiences with a babysitter. Some experiences are good and some maybe not, but while growing up Noa Mintz had very dull experiences with her babysitters. Her memories consisted of babysitters who would rather text others than engage with Noa and her siblings. While this would be acceptable for most kids, Noa decided to take action. Noa began a search for a new babysitter spanning across New York City. After finding a babysitter that she was content with, Noa decided to turn her search into her own business.

Noa found a possible area of pain for many kids and addressed it, thus creating Nannies by Noa. Nannies by Noa is a service in New York City and the Hamptons that pair babysitters up with families who are looking for a babysitter or are not satisfied with their current babysitter. This process includes various screenings and background checks for the applicants.

Nannies by Noa is raking in about $300,000 of revenue per year as Noa has taken a step back in the day to day business decisions of the company as she hired an older manager. Noa made this decision because she is still only 16 years old and attends high school. Noa created this very successful business just by coming to the conclusion that most kids probably have the same problems and needs that she did. While addressing this problem from a caring perspective, Noa made herself one of the most successful young entrepreneurs.

Between the ages of 11 and 16, George Matus showed notable interest in purchasing different types of drones on the market. After years of searching Matus was hard pressed to find a drone that went beyond the purposes of taking pictures and racing. Matus grew frustrated by this fact and decided to take the matter into his own hands.

After brainstorming about what features he looked for in a drone, he created a wish list. This wish list has lead to the creation of the Teal, Matus’s drone that is arguably the best multi-purpose drone on the market. The Teal is also the fastest drone on the market, routinely reaching speeds of 70 mph while occasionally reaching speeds of up to 85 mph. However, the Teal has features that go beyond just speed, as the drone is capable of machine learning and even image recognition.

Because of the multiple features offered by the Teal, Matus’s drone appeals to many different types of consumers. Those who are interested in racing drones will show a heavy interest in Matus’s product along with individuals who are inexperienced with drones, as they could be interested in simple tasks such as sending a package.

At the age of 18, it is safe to say that Matus has a bright future ahead of him considering he already has one of the lead products on the drone market. Matus’s innovation came through keen observation as he grew his product by offering what most drones failed to offer. Because he recognized the gaps in the drone market, Matus is now set up for abundant success for years to come.

At the age of 15 years old, Catherine Cook and her older brother Dave were looking through a high-school yearbook, something that most students have done with family and friends once or twice. This common, innocent event sparked something innovative inside of Catherine and Dave. Seeing all the students of similar ages yet different backgrounds made them think about taking a yearbook online. From this idea, they created MyYearbook.com, a social-networking site in which young people are able to meet and interact with other young people.

The Cooks have also made another website, Zenhex.com. This website specializes in online quizzes created by and for students. The Cook’s business’s originated in New Jersey and they have taken pride in maintaining a small town feel, especially at such a young age. However, when their company grew, investors insisted on the Cook’s moving their headquarters to New York City, in which they declined. Staying true to their humble demeanor, Catherine and Dave Cook keep their success in terms of finances on the down low, but a MyYearbook.com investor claims their chunk is north of a million dollars.

For the early portion of his life, William Zhou was under the impression that teachers had it easy. From his vantage point all they had to do was virtually grade some papers and they would receive three months off a year in return. That all changed when he spent some additional time with a few of his high school teachers and realized that his initial assumptions were vastly incorrect. After seeing the struggles and stress that many teachers endure in regards to the planning, assessing and evaluating portion of their jobs, Zhou decided to give back to his teachers in a sense.

At the age of sixteen Zhou showed a glimpse of what was to come when he began his entrepreneurial journey. At this young age Zhou created Design Vetica, a web consultancy. The most useful feature from Design Vetica was called Draftboard. Draftboard was an online tool where clients and designers to interact.

While Design Vetica was an impressive startup creation for Zhou, his best was yet to come. His brightest and most successful endeavor was sparked by his aforementioned meetings with his teachers. Because he saw the difficulties that teachers face on a daily basis, Zhou created Chalk.com. The main feature on Chalk.com is called Planboard, which is an organizing tool for teachers in regards to their planning, assessing and evaluating needs. In present day, Chalk.com is used by 20,000 schools and utilized by over 100,000 teachers. Zhou has been globally recognized for his innovation, as he was labeled one of the thirty best entrepreneurs under the age of thirty by Forbes in 2015. Zhou’s creativity can be found in his ability to recognize a seemingly obvious need and filling it efficiently like no one has ever done before.

Since he was a young boy, Moziah Bridges had an uncanny sense of style for a boy his age. Starting around the age of four, Bridges had an interest in ties, preferably bow ties. And unlike most kids his age, Bridges dressed himself from whenever he was able and always preferred to tie his own tie rather than wearing a clip on tie. Bridges acted on his interests and in impressive fashion, as he started his own bow tie business at the age of nine. Under the name Mo’s Bows, Moziah’s startup company exceeded expectations. This can be credited not only to the feel good nature of the story but Moziah’s personal touch to his product. Bridges made unique bow ties out of his grandmothers vintage floral products and African prints. After having success launching his company through Facebook and other outlets, Bridges moved on to more common materials such as satin and silk. By the age of twelve, Bridges had created a successful $150,000 business, expanded his branded into three states (Tennessee, Texas, and South Carolina). He also appeared on the Shark Tank, the mecca for young aspiring entrepreneurs. The neat thing about Bridges is that he didn’t need an unbelievable idea in order to build a successful brand. Bridges simply just acted on his interests and catered his product towards a demographic that hadn’t been reached.