How This High School Dropout Raised Millions To Build Blockchain-Based NFT Games | Forbes

At 16, Dayton Mills, a Missouri native, dropped out of high school to build Minecraft servers and created an analytics program that collected info about player numbers, locations and peak traffic times. In 2017, he sold the app for a few thousand dollars and bought a plane ticket to San Francisco. In 2020 he and cofounder Connor Hollasch started Branch to build social Web3 games. Branch’s first game, Castaways, in which players transform desert islands, is free to play, but superusers can earn special in-game items that they can sell to other players. Branch, which has raised $14 million, gets a 10% cut. Still in alpha, Castaways has 125,000 monthly active users.

Stay Connected

Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.

[ChosenOne]

I knew NFT were a scam from day one, just like Bitcoin. Its a fool's paradise.

[noobkytty]

Umm… no intentional shade but did we forget about FTX. I don’t know I could be wrong but let’s not get too excited. 🤔

[taylan]

We're in the same industry! He's totally right!

[elpablitorodriguezharrera]

Last generation, college dropouts were billionaire.

This generation, highschool dropouts were billionaire.

Next generation might, kindergarden dropouts were billionaire.

[jasperyildirim]

Finally a noteworthy talent showcased by Forbes

[SamanthaSweetAnne]

I hope Sick0fant comes back and rates your games.

[aliasone]

Next Sam Bank fried ..no more crypto nerds

[iggynieuwenhuizen]

So this is what Ben did after leaven the Tim dillon Show