Have you ever heard of services such as Wix or WordPress? Well, for those who haven’t, thy are platforms of software on which a user can build a fully customizable and interactive website. The end result is a beautiful and simple made website, but whats the catch? How can this appeal to millions? Well, it is so simple because it removes the coding from the website building process, the users simply have to design the website with all the code already pre-written. This is huge nowadays but back in the 90’s they didn’t have this technology. Instead, if you wanted a website, you had to hire someone to build it for you in pure code. This is where a 16 year old named John Magennis came into play, building websites for a business. He started out building websites for only $15 but he was then recognized for his work and he soon pumped those numbers up to be around $30,000 for a single site! He was doing very well for himself and was named entrepreneur of the year. Today, 32 years old, he is a reality T.V producer and a professional speaker on entrepreneurship. This just goes to show, you never quite know where you will end up in entrepreneurship.
Nice post. He has a very interesting story and is the epitomy of an entrepreneur in our generation. He saw an opportunity and something he enjoyed then latched onto it. Fortunately, it ended up paying off for him. Literally
Great post! This guy was one of the smart ones who got into the internet when it was still a new idea. He obviously had a great talent coding and implemented it very well.
John Magennis is a true entrepreneur. Its amazing to hear his story and how his company grew to be so widely known in today’s society. WordPress and Wix are truly innovative ideas that are extremely helpful to people everywhere. Great find Stephen!