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High school student builds global tech company now worth $3.5 million

Posted at 10:08 PM, Sep 03, 2013
and last updated 2013-09-03 22:08:38-04
St. Louis, MO – Jaylen Bledsoe is a 15-year-old sophomore at Hazelwood West High School who started his own tech company that is now worth $3.5 million in just three years.
 
Jaylen sat down with John Pertzborn to explain how he starting building a company when he was only 12.
 
He plans to attend Harvard after he graduates from high school and will be a presenter for a local youth entrepreneurship nonprofit Independent Youth at their annual TrepStart Day in September, as well as being a national speaker for the organization.