18-Year-old boy pushing "minomosters" to surpass "Pokemon"

Many people at the age of 15 are in high school, learning to drive, no longer obedient to their parents ' will, always do something a little rebellious.　　But Josh Buckley is not such an ordinary teenager, he sold his company at the age of 15, but at that time the price was only 6 digits. Now the Ruoguan teenager, a 18-year-old entrepreneur and angel investor, has created "minomosters" with his 17-year-old engineer, Tyler Diaz, a social game style similar to Pokemon (Pokemon), which supports the adoption of pet monsters by players,　　and duel with each other. According to Paul Graham of Y Combinator partner, Buckley and Diaz are the youngest entrepreneurial portfolios they have funded.　　Buckley's company has just hired Apple's youngest engineer (but not to disclose its name in order to protect the privacy of the other person). The company that Buckley sold at the age of 15 is Menewsha, an online community that customizes virtual images.　　"Minomosters" Picture style is full of Menewsha this project shadow, but also by the "Pokemon" and Japanese comics influence. But "Minomonsters" is not Buckley's tribute to the Japanese game, he bluntly himself will "Pokemon" as a direct competitor, "We want to go beyond the" Pokemon "... It is one of the most influential brands of the decade, but its development depends on the handheld market, which has been on the decline in recent years, but we are focused on social and mobile gaming. "In this social game, a player can adopt a pet and name it, and then perform a game task in the virtual world to fight the pet monster of a good friend to win gold coins." Players can then use these virtual currencies to buy different props, such as potions that can improve health values.　　In addition, you can invite friends to participate in the game and share your game achievements on Facebook. In the past few years, Zynga's experience has proved that social gaming is not a child's patent, so "minomonsters" also intends to increase the depth of content, more detailed role image (such as Beyond the "Pokemon" style) to enrich the game function, improve its exposure on different platforms, Attract users of all ages. Game state learned that Buckley and Diaz originally only "Minomonsters" as a website project to operate, but Buckley said, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg persuaded them to transfer the game to the Facebook platform, They finished the operation in less than a week.　　Zuckerberg personally invited, I believe that no one will refuse. Buckley's company was just set up last month, but it has grown rapidly, with 25,000 users in a week, and the site's data show that its active users are close to 95,000 a month.　　The company has received funding for the start fund of y Combinator, Yuri Milner, and SV Angel, and is now preparing for the latest Angel round financing. When asked what is the advice to contemporary young entrepreneurs, Buckley's view is that young people should be more in contact with "outstanding people and other entrepreneurs, while having the courage to believe in themselves and learn from others ' experiences." The combination of the two is very important. "Now users can experience the game by visiting the Minomonsters website or Facebook platform, and the mobile version of the game is in the development phase," he said. (Edit/Xu Mingming)