Cameron Johnson is an example of a pure serial entrepreneur. In 1994 when he was only 9 years old Cameron began making invitations for his family’s Christmas party. Word of his talent spread and after two years he had saved several thousand dollars through his “Tears and Cheers” card company.
He then turned to wholesale buying and reselling of Ty Beanie Babies utilizing ebay during the peak of the Beanie Baby fad. In less than a year he had banked $50,000 which he then used to start a forwarding email service “EZ Mail” which began to generate $3,000 per month in advertising revenue. He was thirteen years old.
In 1997 he started an online advertising company called “Surfingprizes.com” using a pyramid referral strategy. “I was 15 years old and receiving checks between $300,000 and $400,000 per month,” said Johnson. “Before my high school graduation, my combined assets were worth more than $1 million.”
After less than one semester at Virginia Polytechnic Institute Cameron dropped out to form Certificatswap.com which he then sold at only 19 for an undisclosed “six-figure” amount.
Cameron Johnson is now 24 years old and spends his time lecturing around the world on Entrepreneurship and making television appearances. His advice is to simply, “Put yourself out there. Don’t be afraid of rejection. Don’t be afraid to ask anything.”
I think this is a very interesting story. I like Cameron’s advice: “Put yourself out there, don’t be afraid of rejection. Don’t be afraid to ask anything”. I think these are key to having good success in life.
Wow! To have had so many successful businesses at such a young age is quite an accomplishment. While many young entrepreneurs have unsuccessful business ventures, I think this shows that you should not be afraid to try for something because of potential failure, yet one should still be sensible in the business ventures they undertake.