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At 15, Thomas Suarez is a seasoned businessman. He also has his own company, CarrotCorp, formed when he was 11 years old and making his first apps. Thomas’ most popular creation to date is “Bustin Jieber,” a smartphone game that allows people to pretend to whack pop star Justin Bieber to make him scream and it all happens to the Benny Hill theme song.<\/p>\n

\"TeachingThomas also does product and technology reviews for the Tribeca Film Festival and is already a popular speaker at technology conferences. But isn’t running a company as well too much pressure for a teenager?<\/p>\n

“There’s something that makes me want to keep going and keep innovating,” he says, laughing at being asked if he’d be better off outside climbing trees or riding a bike. I feel that my interests will always lie in technology. Maybe I should go outside more but I just really like this stuff.” Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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