I was on significant financial aid, an only child, with parents who didn't have much living in North Carolina.

The audience might not be the size of Facebook, but how much time can you spend online and think, 'What did I just learn?

As a child I wanted to become an architect.

Maybe it is because of Facebook or something else, but I have been interested in journalism for a long time.

Anybody can be ambitious.

I look up to a lot of people, but outside of my parents, I've never really had a mentor.

Use your own experiences and pain points to identify an opportunity. Be arrogant thinking you can do it better than others.