Twelve year old Tripp Phillips was playing with his Legos one day. He put a lot of time into creating a plane with his Legos. When he would play with the the plane and fly it around, the plane would fall apart. Tripp realized that he needed something that would hold the Legos together that did not permanently keep them stuck together. Tripp came up with his company LeGlue.
Tripp Phillips is very unique. He is twelve years old and has already started his own company. Also, he is the one of the youngest people to get a patent in the United States and has pitched his business idea on Shark Tank. Tripp Phillips started thinking about the LeGlue idea in school as an assignment. His teacher gave his class the task of inventing something. So Tripp identified the problem of his Legos not staying together and solved it with LeGlue. Tripp Phillip’s LeGlue is unique because there is nothing on the market quite like it. Tripp found a gap in the market and put his product in to fill it. Tripp Phillips is an inspiration because of how successful he is for being so young. Also, I was inspired by the way Tripp presented himself and his business idea on national television. He was calm, humorous, and got his idea across very well. Tripp also was able to decide which investor’s offer he wanted to take. Tripp’s story has taught me that no matter how old you are you can make an impact in this world and be successful.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/08/shark-tank-premiere-kevin-oleary-gave-a-12-year-old-80000.html
I have two little brothers and I have lost count of how many tantrums were thrown over Lego creations falling apart or being knocked over. I wish this product existed earlier! What an inspiring story! Great read!
That product is so innovative. He looked at an already well established product that is beloved by kids everywhere and found a way to make it better. The product was destined to be a success and it full heartedly endorsed by lego it seems. Its so cool to see someone so young come up with such a neat idea.