EPISODE · May 30, 2018 · 46 MIN
#42 Jake Millar - business success at just 22
from The Message Pod · host The Message Pod
Jake Millar became the first teenager to sell a company to the New Zealand government when he sold his first startup – video platform, OOMPHER – at just 19. Now, he's 22, based in New York and fully immersed in Unfiltered, his current venture, which features interviews with some of the most prominent entrepreneurs and business minds in the world. They recently raised $1.2 million in capital ahead of expansion into the US. In 2016, Jake achieved a childhood dream when he got to interview Richard Branson, whose autobiography had inspired him to turn down a law scholarship and go it alone in the first place. Jake's message is one of persistence, risk-taking and good old hard work. Check out his work at https://unfiltered.tv and https://jakemillar.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jake Millar became the first teenager to sell a company to the New Zealand government when he sold his first startup – video platform, OOMPHER – at just 19. Now, he's 22, based in New York and fully immersed in Unfiltered, his current venture, which features interviews with some of the most prominent entrepreneurs and business minds in the world. They recently raised $1.2 million in capital ahead of expansion into the US. In 2016, Jake achieved a childhood dream when he got to interview Richard Branson, whose autobiography had inspired him to turn down a law scholarship and go it alone in the first place. Jake's message is one of persistence, risk-taking and good old hard work. Check out his work at https://unfiltered.tv and https://jakemillar.com.
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