Meet the young entrepreneur who launched his very own computer game at the age of 12 and has since gone on to make thousands.
Mohammed Ali, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, would spend his days playing games online, but one day he got bored of them and decided he wanted to create his own.
While his friends were out playing football and Call of Duty behind their parents' back, Mohammed was watching YouTube tutorials and reading books on Java language. Before his 13th birthday, he launched his own computer game called Project 2006. And it was pretty successful. By the time he was 15, he'd made over £30,000.
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"It all started off in my bedroom. I used to play online games, one day I really did think thoroughly on how the game was made.
"I created my very own game in 2012. Project 2006 had more than 3,000 registered members within the first few months of release," Mohammed told us.
That wasn't all for the youngster. He then set up his own website-making business, Flaming Sites. He was bringing in £600 per website designed. He was averaging one per week.
By the time Mohammed was barely old enough to cook for himself, he had enough money to pay his way through university.
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Nowadays, aged 15, Mohammed is working on an app for currency dealers and share traders called World Currency Gold Rates. He hopes to release it in the next few months.
"It was a huge step for myself. There was a big gap in the market within the currency category. I then researched Forex and currency more. I know for a fact that the software will do really well as I am in a good position to market the app well."
And what advice does he have for teenagers dreaming of becoming an entrepreneur?
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"My advice to teenagers, youngsters or anybody that wants to become an entrepreneur is that you shouldn't really look into computers if you don't enjoy them. Start your own business in a field that you enjoy because if you do that, work will become play."
Wise words for someone so young.
Mohammed hopes to help others by making videos on how to program and start your own business. You can check his website out here.
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