Markus Persson, or Notch, is the creator of the massive worldwide game known as Minecraft. He was born in Sweden in 1979 and quickly took an interest in game development. At age seven he was programming on his dad’s Commodore 128, a home computer module. At age eight he made his first game. His programming career would only grow from here, working on various projects over the years and even working as game developer for the company King. He left the company in 2009 and started working on something that would change his career and life: Minecraft. An early version of the game was available to play in 2009 and it quickly grew support up until its official release in 2011. The game rapidly gained popularity. The sandbox and survival elements made it very appealing to kids and teenagers. It was also very popular on YouTube, a key element to its massive growth. Due to its popularity and influence, Microsoft wanted to acquire the game. In 2014 after Mojang (Notch’s company) had sold 15 million copies of Minecraft, Microsoft made Notch an offer he couldn’t turn down: 2.5 billion dollars. Today it reigns as the number one best-selling game of all time with over 238,000,000 copies sold and on YouTube it recently surpassed 1 trillion views total. Markus Persson’s net worth is 1.4 billion thanks to Minecraft. The Swedish developer purchased a 70 million dollar luxury mansion in Beverly Hills, outbidding Jay-Z and Beyonce for the residency. While his money making days are over, he continues to develop for fun. He most likely will never create anything as huge as Minecraft ever again, but for the entrepreneurial mind it’s not so much about the success, it’s the creative and right brain drive that motivates them.