MONEY’S NO OBJECT!
YOU’RE too young to have a cellphone, his parents told him when he asked for one. So he did what any 10-year-old genius would do – he built his own from a handheld gaming device.
Few who know Austin Russell would’ve been surprised to hear he’s officially the world’s newest – and youngest – self-made billionaire under 30.
At age 25 he’s worth an estimated $3,3 billion (R50bn) after his start-up company, Luminar Technologies – which he founded when he was 17 – was listed on the Nasdaq exchange early in December.
Luminar is in the self-driving car business. They design sensors known as lidar, which stands for light detection
