332 – 19 year old high school dropout, Chris Kelsey, has a refreshing take on how to grow a multi-million dollar business

332 – 19 year old high school dropout, Chris Kelsey, has a refreshing take on how to grow a multi-million dollar business

High school dropout, Chris Kelsey, is 19 years old and started Appsitude, a San Francisco based app and web development company in December 2014 (when he was 17) that has made over $6 million in revenue so far this year.

Employing 60+ staff, he’s also built many successful apps including Premium Wallpapers HD which received over 40 million downloads and did $8m revenue before it was sold in 2015.

Now you may be thinking, “What can I, the seasoned business owner, learn from a 19 year old?”

  • Strategies around attracting clients
  • The importance of thinking big
  • How he attracts A-players into his team
  • Plenty more

Plus I tackle a listener question about referencing death in their marketing, share a testimonial from a past attendee of my Philippines outsourcing tour, and I share some feedback from another listener (I have two!) who’s been touched by the two recent Orange Sky episodes.

Let’s get stuck right in!

 


 

EPISODE TIMELINE

00:00  Two marketing insights
00:34  Episode teaser
01:00  Welcome & overview
02:45  Create Freedom Through Outsourcing Tour #3 update
06:29  Today’s guest introduction – Quentin Nolan from Liquid Snow Tours
07:52  Interview with Quentin Nolan from Liquid Snow Tours
45:00  Insights into DesignCrowd & WebCentral
47:31  My Top 3 Attention Grabbers from my chat with Quentin Nolan from Liquid Snow Tours
49:04  Listener’s marketing question answered
53:42  Listener feedback
55:53  Wrap-up and an insight in to both a past guest & next week’s guest

 

 


 

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RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED

Chris’s official website for Appsitude

The Pass Down Journal

 


 

MY TOP 3 ATTENTION GRABBERS

 

  1. Think big. Why do you have to wait a predetermined amount of time for something to happen?
  2. Normalise big ideas. Then believe in them. Then act on them. Then make changes when they don’t entirely work out.
  3. Ask this Killer Question – “What would my younger self do in this situation?” Or “How would my younger self approach the marketing of my business?”

 


 

OVER TO YOU …

What was your biggest marketing learning or ah-ha moment from this episode?

Leave your comment below.

My guest and I respond to each and every comment.

4 thoughts on “332 – 19 year old high school dropout, Chris Kelsey, has a refreshing take on how to grow a multi-million dollar business”

  1. What a great story, no fear just go for it, top interview Timbo. Really enjoyed it 🙂

  2. Loved this conversation with Chris, a young man with a wise head on his shoulders. Terrific to see someone trying to change the world and I’m sure he will. Go get em, Chris.

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