Haroon Mizra – Tech guru
Haroon Mirza, a young entrepreneur from Toronto, has amassed a million dollars in wealth by his own efforts and is now only 29 years old.
Success for Mirza and his two business partners in selling their software company to Intel last year can be attributed to their diligence and good timing in receiving guidance.
However, Mirza acknowledges that his status as an immigrant contributed to his success. The thirteen-year-Pakistani old's parents emigrated here from Saudi Arabia via England, and his siblings and he followed a few years later.
He says that when you consider what your loved ones gave up for you to be here, "you'll be highly motivated to be successful." When I was younger, I had no idea what I wanted out of life or how to get it, but I did know that I would go after whatev...