When Lily Born was eight years old, she had noticed that her grandfather, with Parkinson’s Disease, was spilling his drinks quite often, leaving her grandmother to always clean up the mess. After she discovered this problem, she wanted to solve it to help her grandparents. So, she came up with the idea of a regular cup but instead with a three-legged cup, so it would not tip over. After, years of creating a prototype she finally formed the cup she was looking for and it was ready for production. She called her company Imagiroo LLC. Her and her dad exposed themselves to other cultures around the world to refine the model, and possibly find a manufacturer. She has sold over $100,000 worth of cups. Problem solving does not always need to be world changing, nor will your solution be immediately recognized, it takes even a small solution and hard work to change the lives of people around you. She was just eight years old when she thought, how can I help my grandparents through this (minor) problem, yet she has help so many by selling her Kangaroo Cup.
Lily Born was extremely creative and innovative about how she viewed a problem. She didn’t feel discouraged by her grandfather’s condition, but rather used her creativity to try to make his life easier. As a result, her product now is helping many different people live a bit easier.
I can’t imagine how hard it must have been at the age of eight to see your grandfather struggle like that. It shows so much care and determination that Lily was able to find a solution to help her grandparents. It’s also so encouraging that she has been able to sell as many as she has at again, such a young age.
I love how Lily Born was able to take a situation that brought severe hardship, and she was able to create a profitable business that is used to help people all over the World. Also, this post shows that it does not matter how old you are, great ideas do not have an age limit!