Eric Simons: Two months of latent AOL entrepreneur

Now, young entrepreneurs are not a new topic, many young people around the world are eager to embark on the road of entrepreneurship, but it is well known that entrepreneurship is not a simple thing, especially in the beginning, young entrepreneurs are faced with many problems, so how entrepreneurs are coping with these problems. A 19-year-old Chicago Young entrepreneur, Eric Simons, continued to "lurk" for two months after taking part in AOL's K12 incubation program, free to enjoy food, beverages, fitness and various office facilities.

The entrepreneur named Eric Simons (Eric Simons) participated in AOL's K12 Entrepreneurship incubation program. After the project was over, the other participants had left, and Simmons chose to "stay". People involved in the K12 project will get a work card, but after the project, Simmons found that the cards can still be used, so he chose to live in the AOL headquarters, because: "I can't afford to live elsewhere, I can rely on AOL headquarters to live." ”

Although AOL has security patrol every day, but Simmons lived in AOL for two months has not been found, mainly rely on three sofa cover. His daily fixes are as follows: work until midnight or even later, about 2 o'clock in the morning to one of the couch to sleep. Before 7 or 8 in the morning, get up before everyone goes to work, go to the gym downstairs and take a shower, then go upstairs and use cereal and water (or cola) for a breakfast. So I started to work all day, until everyone got off work and went back to sleep on the couch.

"I've developed a very good work ethic," he said, "and I'm in good shape because I have to keep fit every morning." ”

But most of all, he spent almost two months without spending a penny. The first month, he only spent 30 dollars, occasionally go out to eat a McDonald's, or ramen and other food. But he added: "I could not spend a penny, but I was going crazy." "On Thanksgiving Day, he also went out and squandered.

In addition, because Simmons was free to go to the gym, he put all his clothes in the gym closet. "I just need about 5 to 10 T-shirts, 1 jeans and 1 shorts," he said, "All in a closet." In addition, they have self-service laundry, where I can wash clothes. ”

But in the end, he was caught by the security guard and kicked out, it was 6 o'clock in the morning. "We've always wanted to use Paroorto's headquarters to help entrepreneurs – but didn't think it would work so well," said David Temkin, AOL's senior vice president for email and Mobile, David Temkin. "(Think FAR)