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
MY TOP 3 ATTENTION GRABBERS
- Think big. Why do you have to wait a predetermined amount of time for something to happen?
- Normalise big ideas. Then believe in them. Then act on them. Then make changes when they don’t entirely work out.
- 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.
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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”
What a great story, no fear just go for it, top interview Timbo. Really enjoyed it 🙂
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.
Agreed, Justin. I have my two teenage sons listening to it. Twice!
Thanks Fred.