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Lane Sutton

Lane Sutton Interview: The Next Steve Jobs?

by Nick Scheidies and Nick Tart on September 1, 2010 · 6 comments


Lane Sutton is a social media guru, webmaster, and critic. He also happens to be a 13-year-old from Boston.

We talked with Lane about his website, KidCriticUSA.com. Speaking like a seasoned business pro, Lane revealed how he got started, how he handles his clients, and how he reacted after getting a phone call from Forbes Magazine.

See what Lane is up to at LaneSutton.com or you can follow him on Twitter (@KidCriticUSA).

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Joe Penna

Joe Penna Interview: YouTube’s Mystery Guitar Man

by Nick Scheidies and Nick Tart

Joe Penna grew up on a little-trafficked street in São Paulo, Brazil. When his mother needed help getting more customers to come to her yard sale, Joe used the family computer…

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Adora Svitak

Adora Svitak Interview: Tiny Literary Giant at 12

by Nick Scheidies and Nick Tart

Adora started writing when she was four years old. She hasn’t stopped since. At six, Adora received a laptop computer from her mother, on which she quickly amassed a collection of hundreds of short stories…

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Catherine Cook

Catherine Cook Interview: myYearbook at $20 Million at 20

by Nick Scheidies and Nick Tart

When Catherine Cook and her brother, David, were growing up in New Jersey, they used to set up little libraries in their house and rent out books to their parents for a small charge.

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Marshall Haas

Marshall Haas Interview: 20-Year-Old Architect Outsourcer

by Nick Scheidies and Nick Tart

Marshall Haas got his start selling Pokémon cards on the street corner with his friends. But by the time he was 17, Marshall had moved on to architecture.

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Lauren Amarante Interview: Co-Founder of World Entrepreneurship Day

Lauren Amarante Interview: Co-Founder of World Entrepreneurship Day

by Nick Scheidies and Nick Tart

Lauren Amarante is a born leader. When she was nine years old, she used to get all of her friends to join together after school and sell things like sandwiches, Oreos, and lemonade.

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Farrhad Acidwalla

Farrhad Acidwalla Interview: Rockstah Entrepreneur Out of India

by Nick Scheidies and Nick Tart

When Farrhad Acidwalla was in the eighth grade, he borrowed $10 from his parents to buy his first domain name. He began building a web community devoted to aviation and aero-modeling.

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Juliette Brindak Miss O and Friends

Juliette Brindak Interview: ‘Miss O’ Valued at $15 Million

by Nick Scheidies and Nick Tart

Growing up in Connecticut, Juliette Brindak used to start bake sales, lemonade stands, and garage sales. But when she was 10 years old, her entrepreneurial horizons expanded during a routine family vacation.

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Arjun Rai or Aaron Ray

Arjun Rai Interview: Teen Knocking on Google’s Door

by Nick Scheidies and Nick Tart

Arjun Rai (aka: Aaron Ray) caught the entrepreneurial bug at the age of seven, selling knickknacks that he found around the house. Once in his native India, young Arjun set up shop to sell leftover…

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Stanley Tang, eMillions

Stanley Tang Interview: World’s Youngest Best-Selling Author

by Nick Scheidies and Nick Tart

When Stanley Tang was an 11-year-old growing up in Hong Kong, his school banned snack foods. Instead of taking his empty stomach in stride, Stanley bought snacks at the local convenient store…

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Lindsay Manseau

Lindsay Manseau Interview: Freelance Photographer and Beyond

by Nick Scheidies and Nick Tart

Lindsay Manseau’s mom started a freelance wedding photography business when Lindsay was 14. She wanted to help her mom out so she volunteered to accompany her to a bridal show.

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