### 🪙🏦 High School Dropout Turns $1,000 into Millions

In 2011, 12-year-old Erik Finman received $1,000 from his grandmother, which he used to buy bitcoin when it was priced at $10 per BTC. He discovered bitcoin during a protest at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington DC, where he saw a man wearing a bitcoin T-shirt. When Erik asked his brother about it, his brother said, "it's gonna end Wall Street."

Erik invested the $1,000 in bitcoin, and for the next three years, his life revolved around bitcoin trading and school, where he struggled academically. One teacher even told him, "He might as well drop out and work at McDonald's, as he wouldn't achieve anything greater in life."

At 15, Erik dropped out of high school and made a deal with his parents: if he earned a million dollars before turning 18, he wouldn't have to return to school or go to college. He then cashed in $100,000 worth of bitcoin to start Botangle, an educational platform connecting students and tutors via video chat.

In 2015, an investor offered to buy Botangle for either $100,000 or 300 BTC. Despite bitcoin being valued at only around $200 per BTC at the time, Erik chose the 300 BTC, believing in its future. This decision paid off when bitcoin's value surged past $2,700, making him a millionaire at 17.

Erik's bitcoin investments continued to grow, propelling his net worth into the eight-figure range. He avoided college, instead traveling globally to cities like Dubai, Hong Kong, and Stockholm, and bought a luxury Audi R8. Now, Erik is an influential investor in a Silicon Valley cryptocurrency startup and played a role in advocating for the Crypto-Currency Act of 2020.

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