Dr. Wayne Pernell started coding at 14 in his bedroom, convinced his father to let him leave school and start a company, and by 22 had delivered a $5 billion defense contract system for a submarine manufacturer.
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Started writing software in my bedroom when I was about 14. Convinced my father about a year later that I knew what I was doing, that I could. I wanted to start a software company. And he looked at me like I was a fool. Why would I ever leave school? But somehow I must have been convincing. And he decided that it would be better, as long as I took on the responsibility of the world myself, that he let me go. So I did. And a few short years later I was writing software for forensic science laboratories university by, you know, cryogenic storage systems, big corporations, governments, Attorney General's department in my state. And then the biggest one, I think was when I wrote a 5 billion dollar defense contract management system for a submarine manufacturer. And I was 22 years old and I'm not that SM.