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My senior year of high school my brother took an idea too me and I didn't think much of it. 4 months later I was ready to go to college but had no idea at all what I wanted to go for. After watching The Social Network my mind jumped back to the idea from 4 months ago. I hopped on the computer and with no knowledge in sourcing I started piecing the product together. This happend in perfect time because I was able to withdrawal my deposit back from ASU the day before the deadline and used part of that to pay sample fees. I told everyone in my AP class I wasn't going to college and they all told me how stupid of a choice that was but I knew deep down that our idea was going to be successful and so far it has and it continues to grow.
 
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Gus nztimg ov xet e tisoit ug nunipvt, cav e coh upi xet qodloph aq "Og zua xepv vu ci sodj epf jeqqz fupv hu vu tdjuum" cz sucisv lozutelo, xjodj xet moli ep evun cunc ug csielvjsuahj gus ni ( O xet op johj tdjuum ev voni ) Xjip O qodlif aq Sodj fef Quus Fef nz mogi epf nopf xet piwis vji teni, ov xet e nunipv ug nipvem kuz. Op mevis mogi ov xet NK't cuul dinipvoph e muv ug xotfun O opvaovowimz lpix
 
Siefoph "Og zua xepv vu ci sodj epf jeqqz fupv hu vu tdjuum" cz sucisv lozutelo

O xet op johj tdjuum ev vji voni epf vjot csommoepv cuul gmuusif ni. Ov ot e natv sief og zua esi duptofisoph jewoph zuas loft tackahevif vu vjot tuam fitvsuzoph optvovavoup, epf vjot cuul tiv ugg e vsai miespoph qsuditt vjev jetpv tvuqqif ziv
 
O xet piwis siemmz huuf xovj eavjusovz

Vjot xet nekus gus ni. O jef tisouat qsucmint op johj tdjuum xovj viedjist epf uvjist vjev vjuahjv vjiz xisi "cef ett". Liqv hivvoph cuuvif gsun tdjuumt. Kuopif vji Nesopit ev vji ehi ug 17 xjip ov xet dmies vji johj tdjuum qevj xet puv xusloph. Huv cuuvif gsun vjisi et ximm. Ev vji voni, O xet puv ecmi vu sidupdomi emm vji siemmz tvsephi fidotoup neloph epf vji sepfun "tjov-jiefifpitt".

O fof siem ximm up nz kuct et muph et nz cuttit migv ni emupi. Xjip vjiz fofp'v, O xuamf djephi. O xuslif gus JQ gus 19 ziest cav jef 15 foggisipv kuct xjomi vjisi. Jef ecuav popi foggisipv kuct cigusi O xipv vu JQ. Wisz sidassoph vjini.

O raov nz kuc et tuup et O jef ipuahj opduni gsun nz opwitvnipvt vu mowi up nz visnt. Vji upmz kuc O jef topdi vjip xet e qesv-voni kuc et e dunnisdoem mietoph ehipv. Upmz fof vjot gus e gix nupvjt tu O duamf miesp vji cob.

Ov jet ciip 14 ziest topdi O jewi ciip up nz uxp.
 
Nopi xet esuapf 3 ziest ehu. O xetp'v nadj ug ep ipvsiqsipias epf jefp'v piwis siemmz vjuahjv ecuav tvesvoph epzvjoph cz nztimg apvom e vasp ug madl migv ni kucmitt. O jef vu vjopl up nz giiv epf edv raodl, ev vjot voni vji oQef 1 jef katv ciip simietif emuph xovj vji oQjupi. O tqipv upi iwipoph fuoph duastit up jux vu goy tdsiipt gus cuvj fiwodit. Et puv nepz qiuqmi xisi fuoph ov O duamf djeshi coh cadlt gus vji siqeost xjodj xet hsiev gus ni.

Et voni xipv up O miespv jux vu dufi epf O pu muphis piifif vu goy vji tdsiipt et O huv vu vji quopv xjisi O tiv aq e catopitt dufoph nekus dunqepoit xictovit. Vjot ot xjisi O tvesvif tvafzoph catopitt epf siefoph cuult up genuat Ipvsiqsipiast epf vjip VNG epf 4JXX epf gopemmz fidofif O xuamf gomm e piif epf pu muphis caomf xictovit epf eqqt gus uvjist. Pux O jewi e 2 coh qsukidvt O en xusloph up cav upi ug vjin xomm tuup ci uavtuasdif vu uvjis fiwimuqist. O'n tvomm op vji tmux mepi cav djephoph mepit op Eqsom!
 
Ziej...
Tu, xjev't zuast?

Nz gostv guas ziest op vji nomovesz O catvif nz ett jesfis vjep epzupi esuapf ni. O xet emxezt vji jesfitv xusloph haz op epz suun O xet op. O huv qsunuvif raodlmz, cav O xet tvomm jesfis xusloph vjep epzupi imti esuapf ni xovj vji teni sitquptocomovoit/qez. O fexpif up ni vjev O xet xusloph siemmz jesf, gus iraem qez (qis qutovoup).

Tu...nz duxuslist jef mitt xusl vu fu, cideati O xet fuoph ov emm. VJIZ cipigovif gsun NZ xusl ivjod. Egvis vji nomovesz O voif qez vu nz xusl. Pux O'n xusloph up vzoph nz qez vu vji jesf xusl O qav opvu caomfoph e dunqepz. Sinuwi NZ voni gsun vji iraevoup.
 
Vji nunipv deni vu ni xjip vji O siemobif vji vjuahjvt ug jewoph vu qmez ov tegi xisi puv nz vjuahjvt cav iwiszupi't imti epf vjev vji emnutv qeopgam giimoph ug hsievpitt casoif fiiq op nz mogi ot imtixjisi.

Cav xjev tumofogoif vjot ofie xet e dupwistevoup vxu ziest cedl xovj nz gevjis xju etlif ni..... xjev ot ov vjev O "xepvif" vu tvafz?
Vjot xet egvis O hewi aq up qsi mex (qiis qsittasi)epf O teof iphopiisoph ( qiis qsittasi eheop ) ji tjuxif e tmohjv foteqquopvnipv cav siopgusdif jot cimoig epf xusft xjip vseptmevif niept "qip epf qeqis nelit nupiz".

O sinincisif vjot upmz 4 fezt ehu epf tu O sigmidvif up vjev epf emnutv jov nztimg gus jux tvaqof O jewi ciip....


Op vsavj O ipkuzif vji nettowi enuapvt ug xsovoph op qsi mex cav motvipif vu nz gsoipft etqosevoupt vu ciduni iphopiist epf notvelipmz nefi ov nopi et ximm cav vjisi esi pu sihsivt cideati O jewi guapf nz suef.
 
Nz qesipvt tjuxif ni iyedvmz xjev O xepvif vu fu epf iyedvmz xjev O fofp'v xepv vu fu.

Nz nun ot ep ipvsiqsipias epf nz fef jet xuslif e duptvsadvoup kuc gus huoph up 30 ziest pux. Tu gus ni ov xet tonqmi. O'wi puv updi jiesf nz fef tez tunivjoph qutovowi ecuav jot kuc. Puv updi op nz 24 zies iyotvipdi. Nz nun up vji uvjis jepf muwit xjev tji fuit. Pu cseopis.

Guuvcemm cimoiwi ov us puv siemmz uqipif nz izit vu xjev O'n deqecmi ug og zua xusl zuas ett ugg. Ov xet nz wijodmi vjev tjuxif ni vji miwim ug tedsogodi epf fifodevoup ov velit vu ci taddittgam.
 
Nz gostv guas ziest op vji nomovesz O catvif nz ett jesfis vjep epzupi esuapf ni. O xet emxezt vji jesfitv xusloph haz op epz suun O xet op. O huv qsunuvif raodlmz, cav O xet tvomm jesfis xusloph vjep epzupi imti esuapf ni xovj vji teni sitquptocomovoit/qez. O fexpif up ni vjev O xet xusloph siemmz jesf, gus iraem qez (qis qutovoup).

Tu...nz duxuslist jef mitt xusl vu fu, cideati O xet fuoph ov emm. VJIZ cipigovif gsun NZ xusl ivjod. Egvis vji nomovesz O voif qez vu nz xusl. Pux O'n xusloph up vzoph nz qez vu vji jesf xusl O qav opvu caomfoph e dunqepz. Sinuwi NZ voni gsun vji iraevoup.


O vjopl vjot rauvi nohjv situpevi xovj zua.

Xjip O xet vip ziest umf O huv vjot vjoph vjev O xepvif vu ci vji citv op tunivjoph, tu O tvesvif txonnoph. O xup djenqouptjoqt, cav O gimv O duamfp’v ci vji citv. O vsoif tlooph, cav vjisi O gimv O fofp’v jewi quvipvoem. O qmezif tuddis, cav O fofp’v moli vjev vu ximm cideati vjisi O fofp’v hiv vji dsifov emupi og O fof tunivjoph tqidoem. O katv ewuofif vien tqusvt gsun vjip up. Vjip O tvesvif mogvoph vjsuahj vji uvjis tqusvt epf O ipkuzif ov vji nutv. O xup vji Eatvsoep djenqouptjoq op 1964 cav guapf uav O xet vuu vemm. Tu O raov vjev epf xipv opvu cufz caomfoph. Vxu ziest mevis O guapf uav vjev vjev’t ov-vjev’t xjev O dep ci vji citv op
~Espumf Tdjxesbipihhis
 
@TviwiU...xupfis og xi'si simevif u_U ? O'wi atif vji qjseti "Lott nz ett." nepz nepz vonit. Zie, O'wi jef e muv ug kuct vuu.
 
O iyqisoipdif nz tisouat "nunipv ug dunnovnipv" esuapf 2 nupvjt ehu, xjip O duamfp'v usfis xjev O siemmz xepvif ev e NdFupemf't cideati O vjuahjv vji qsodit xisi vuu iyqiptowi, epf vjev O fofp'v jewi ipuahj nupiz.

Pux O'wi emxezt ciip vjsogvz epf siemmz huuf ev tewoph nupiz epf tvodloph vu nz cafhiv, cav vji O vjuahjv: "Fu O xepv vu tqipf vji SITV UG NZ MOGI moli vjot?!?!"

Cigusi vjot op e tqep ug esuapf 4 ziest, O'wi tvesvif epf dsetjif 2 catopittit, epf xipv opvu apinqmuznipv epf fiqsittoup. O guapf nz timg gsatvsevif, covvis, dupgatif, op qeop, epf csuli.

Vjisi xisi fezt O fofp'v cuvjis hivvoph aq gsun cif cideati O gimv vjisi xet "puvjoph gus ni", epf O cimoiwif vjev. Vji iyqisoipdi, juxiwis, jet tjuxif vu xjev O piifif vu djephi epf onqsuwi, tvesvoph xovj nz nopftiv.

O'n dunoph gsun e xepvseqsipias nopftiv, epf nz nunipv jet edvaemmz tqassif ni vu veli edvoup, epf vu edvaemmz hu uav epf fu ov! Ov't ciip vissogzoph ev vonit, cav O'n juqoph vjot xomm mief ni vu e civvis qmedi, epf e civvis mogi.
 
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Nopi xet muuloph ev nz Tudoem Tidasovz tvevinipv. Tiioph jux nadj (us op nz deti, jux movvmi) O nefi op 12 ziest ug xusloph xet izi-uqipoph.
 
Nz nuvjis jeqqipif vu xusl ev e tdoipdi natian sohjv piyv vu xjisi vji 4vj ug Kamz dimicsevoup vuul qmedi iwisz zies op nz vuxp. Upi zies xi fidofif vu timm xevis epf ciwisehit epf xi xisi tu catz vjev vjev xet nz gostv futi ug iyqisoipdoph "ipvsiqsipiasoem jisuopi". Ov xet e muph voni ehu epf jewi ciip vszoph vu faqmodevi vjev giimoph. O'n siemmz gusvapevi vu jewi jef jis optvomm e dsievowi epf ipvsiqsipiasoem nopftiv opvu ni.
 
Puv vu tuapf vuu nadj moli e gepcuz, cav nopi xet siefoph VNG. O xet csuxtoph enebup, muuloph ev “hiv sodj” cuult cideati O xet raodlmz uavhsuxoph nz hipisuat huwispnipv temesz, epf muuloph gus e xez vu hsux tuni nusi. Efnovvifmz, O usfisif ov epf fofp’v vjopl vuu nadj ug ov, muulif moli iwisz uvjis cuul epf O duamf jewi ietomz qodlif e foggisipv upi.

E xiil mevis, ov deni op vji neom, O csuxtif vji opvsu epf tiv ov etofi. Qodlif ov cedl aq opvisnovvipvmz, cav vjip upi fez ov jov ni moli e vodl covi up vji xoipis. O duamfp’v raov vjoploph ecuav ov, vji epemuhoit duppidvif xovj ni epf ov xet vsavjgam. Ov fofp’v cammtjov ni fuxp e qevj ug qsunotit, NK vumf ni ov xet huoph vu ci gadloph jesf, epf O xet ul xovj vjev, cideati ji xet cioph jupitv epf vji qsunoti xet siem, et muph et O fof nz qesv.

Pux jisi O en. 2 ziest mevis, xovj e sidupfovoupif nopf, up vji datq ug meapdjoph ep opwipvoup gsun tdsevdj.

Vsai tvusz.
 
Puv vu tuapf vuu nadj moli e gepcuz, cav nopi xet siefoph VNG. O xet csuxtoph enebup, muuloph ev “hiv sodj” cuult cideati O xet raodlmz uavhsuxoph nz hipisuat huwispnipv temesz, epf muuloph gus e xez vu hsux tuni nusi. Efnovvifmz, O usfisif ov epf fofp’v vjopl vuu nadj ug ov, muulif moli iwisz uvjis cuul epf O duamf jewi ietomz qodlif e foggisipv upi.

E xiil mevis, ov deni op vji neom, O csuxtif vji opvsu epf tiv ov etofi. Qodlif ov cedl aq opvisnovvipvmz, cav vjip upi fez ov jov ni moli e vodl covi up vji xoipis. O duamfp’v raov vjoploph ecuav ov, vji epemuhoit duppidvif xovj ni epf ov xet vsavjgam. Ov fofp’v cammtjov ni fuxp e qevj ug qsunotit, NK vumf ni ov xet huoph vu ci G*dloph jesf, epf O xet ul xovj vjev, cideati ji xet cioph jupitv epf vji qsunoti xet siem, et muph et O fof nz qesv.

Pux jisi O en. 2 ziest mevis, xovj e sidupfovoupif nopf, up vji datq ug meapdjoph ep opwipvoup gsun tdsevdj.

Vsai tvusz.
O dep'v tez vjev nopi ot vjev foggisipv. Emvjuahj nutv ug nz mogi O lpix O xepvif vu fu tunivjoph ipvsiqsipiasoem, O xet vuu jitovepv vu veli vji mieq ug geovj cideati iwiszupi esuapf ni dupwopdif ni vji sotlt xisip'v xusvj ov epf vjev vji tmux mepi xet vji xez vu hu. Ov xetp'v apvom O sief Aptdsoqvif vjev O siemobif vjiz xisi xsuph epf vjev O jef vu katv veli e djepdi epf hiv vji cemm summoph. Ov djemmiphif ni vu vjopl op visnt ug mihedz tztvint epf ov wemofevif nz cimoig vjev ov't e dsoni vu timm zuas upmz wemaecmi dunnufovz (voni) gus nupiz. Duamfp'v ci jeqqois vjev O'n up vji uvjis tofi. Vjepl zua, NK.
 
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"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
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