Tyler Dikman's Success Story

Founder and CEO of CoolTronix

Up to this date Tyler Dikman is one of the most successful young entrepreneurs, best known for being Founder and CEO of CoolTronics.com – website, specialized in delivering PCs and computer accessories. Today, he is a millionaire but aside from his business, has other hobbies, such as watching comedy movies and travelling around the world.

Tyler Dikman has always wanted to run his own business – on the age of 5 he was already earning his pocket money by selling lemonade. 5 years later he started to organize birthday magic shows, which brought him around 50$/hour.

The first computer Tyler Dikman ever had was a very old one, but the young ambitious boy was curious and took it apart just to see how it works. This is when his computer mania began. Just a few years later his friends, neighbours and even teachers asked him to fix their computers if they broke. And when there was a demand for a service, he provided it and charged 15$ per hour.

But the idea of making real money came when Tyler Dikman was 15 years old (January, 2000). In the beginning he started CoolTronix as a hobby, but subsequently it turned to be a lot more. In only two years, fulfilled with hard work, he crossed one million and got listed in the America's Best Young Entrepreneurs.

An interesting fact is that when Tyler started making money, he didn't forget his old friends. He hired some of them to do some part-time jobs and help him with the development of CoolTronix. However today he recognizes that he gave them the opportunity only to have someone around him in those hard years and that his friends have made his work more enjoyable.

Tyler's newest undertaking is a social network, called Redux, an online project that he started with the collaboration and help of Max Crane, David McIntosh and Darian Shirazi. They raised around $1,65 million in venture funding for the company. Only the time will show us if it would gain popularity or not.

In conclusion, we would like to quote one of Tyler’s best known statements, that best describe his character: “Long hours are all part of the necessary process, but you only live once, and I know that I’ll only be successful if I seize the opportunities presented to me.”