I wonder at times
how can someone be living such a perfect life when I heard & got to know
Garrett Gee!
To introduce him in
short – “He is an entrepreneur who sold his Scan app to Snapchat for $54
Million and is now travelling the world with his wife & two kids”
I wanted to share
his inspiring story here with these beautiful visuals that I got from
his Instagram account.
Started Scan:
Garrett started
Scan while he was a freshman at Brigham Young University together with his 2
other college mates. Scan is an app which is used to connect to real world with
the digital universe through mobile scanning technology like QR code, bar
codes, beacons & more.
He raised $8
million in funding for Scan, which had 50 million downloads worldwide.
Balancing Scan & Soccer:
He
became the caption of BYU soccer team while he was chasing his dream with Scan.
For him hard work doesn’t feel like hard work when you love what you do and you
understand what you’re working towards.
Shark Tank:
The 20-something dropped out of BYU to develop
the Scan app, after receiving funding from Google. Scan
was considered so user friendly and popular that it knocked Angry Birds off the
App Store top ten list.
Fell in love:
Life is meaningful when you find someone with whom you can
share it. Jessica was just the right girl for him. He married her and they do
everything together. She makes it all worth it & enjoyable.
Sold his company:
He & his
co-founders then sold Snap to Snapchat for a reported $54 Millions in
2014. $30 Million in cash and the rest in equity in Snapchat.
Decided to sell his belongings:
Garrett Gee decided to ditch the
regular lifestyle and travel the world after selling Scan. So he and his wife decided to sell most of their belongings, including their cars,
furniture, TV and extra clothes, and are using money they made to fund their
adventures.
Travelling the world:
Here’s the crazy & most
inspiring part. The couple and their two young children, Dorsey
and Manilla, call themselves "The Bucket List Family." So far,
25-year-old Garrett and 29-year-old Settie are travelling with their kids to a
wide range of exotic spots, such as Turks and Caicos, Thailand, Australia,
Tahiti and Hawaii.
Take Away:
It’s so important
to follow your passion & not follow the rules but go with your own instinct. If
you believe in something go hard chasing for it. You will meet success &
always keep inspiring people around you by being the best form of yourself.
Look what just
happened. I tweeted about him & he shows his like on Twitter. Life is
magical go out & live it J
Learn more:
The Bucket List Family Youtube link
Garrett gee Instagram link
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