Sean Parker found immense success at an incredibly young age.
At the age of 19, he cofounded Napster, a file-sharing service that would change how the world consumes music.
By 24, he was the founding president of Facebook, a startup that was then tiny but would go on to become the biggest social network in the world.
The 35-year-old, whose net worth is now estimated to be about $3 billion, hasn't slowed down a bit. He recently launched Brigade, a social platform meant to encourage civic engagement, and donated $600 million toward his own foundation.
He's found a bit of controversy along the way, developing a reputation for being a big partier and an even bigger spender.
Parker cofounded file-sharing service Napster in 1999, when he was only 19 years old. Napster became one of the fastest growing businesses of all time, as well as one of the most controversial. Parker and his cofounder, Shawn Fanning, are often credited with revolutionizing the music industry.
Source: Fortune
After several law suits from music associations eventually shut down Napster, Parker went on to found a social networking site called Plaxo. He was ousted two years later.
Parker joined the Facebook team in 2004, when it was just a fledgling college startup. As the social network's founding president, he would play a huge role in the site's early investments, design, and transition into a viable company.
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