Erik Finman is a young man who, with only 12 years old, invested more than $ 1000 in bitcoin for 2011 and now that he turned 18 he runs a personalized education company online and has a fortune of about 1.1 million dollars.
Finman, a native of the state of Idaho (USA), invested in bitcoins 1000 dollars that gave him his grandmother and a tip from his brother. Five years ago the fame of the digital currency was not so high and it was quoted at only twelve dollars. In 2013 he sold bitcoins for the first time, when the currency reached $ 1200 in the market, so he got $ 100,000 in return.
The teenager never felt enthusiastic about the school and bet with his parents that if before the age of 18 he became a millionaire, these would allow him not to go to college. In fact, he convinced his parents to leave high school at the age of 15.
Finman currently has 403 BTC, which today amounts to more than one million dollars. The exchange of the bitcoins made in 2013 was the capital for its first project, the company Botangle. This is an online platform for students and tutors that offers personalized education for people of all ages, all nationalities and all subjects. This reluctant of the face-to-face education found and materialized, thanks to Bitcoin, a different way to see classes.
At age 15 the platform had a team of more than 20 people, including programmers, designers and animators who received their fees, if they wanted, in bitcoins.