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And now we're gonna -- one young American who probably will never have trouble finding a summer job.
Every month that a new game have actors that said he's playing too much video games Hillary just turned ten years old he -- -- that are here now with Dennis they'll Dennis.
Thanks a lot Charles.
I tilt but just today guys is -- law he is a with a liquid net in New York had a dark pool is a Wall Street exact and he's now ten year old son Henry -- the -- desire -- -- -- one -- last school year.
-- nine years old.
You're sitting there playing video games on the iPhone that you wanted -- school raffle your dad walks -- he says man you plan way to -- -- -- to sit down and design one of your -- Did you think he was joking and what is the first thing you did.
Well at first I didn't think he was joking.
But that I didn't go downstairs and I -- drawn now.
You don't okay you got -- -- did you start drawing now the first idea came out that it marketed are already exist as an out NRA exists and the second one.
Well that's why I came out with monkey and we have a drawing of the first got some -- guys this idea that it is famous as the cocktail napkin.
On which they -- the first Compaq Computer and later became rich company.
All right so you start strong -- you come up with that idea of a monkey going back and forth trying to catch fruit that fall from a tree or avoid coconuts is that right.
OK so you draw that you've got the idea you search on apps it's not there what's the next thing to happen.
Well the next thing we had to do responded developer that about the.
Actually do it is you can't do the technical work yourself and your dad can -- and -- to find them.
Only around my neck and we want to -- -- -- and he gave us a name like three developments and we would have to intervene.
And did you interviewed him on the phone.
Yes again and then you picked one and is there any particular refuted that -- got -- -- else.
Well I think ten because -- -- like the best prices and the best and then he came up with a drawing of the monkey right we get to drug to the monkey -- that's good.
Now these apps are very unsophisticated looking so I'm guessing is pretty easy not a big hassle designing it.
Well it even went step lovers you get dogs in yet lots above yeah.
We did so our real -- -- OK now tell us about the two charities 20% of your gross sales are going to to charities right.
And one of them is this wonderful village that liquid net itself is affiliated with -- Wanda for -- of genocide the other charity -- table to table takes.
Unused food in restaurants in new York and distributes to the port.
Why give 20% of your sales to charity don't want to keep all that money for yourself.
-- -- is the right thing to -- on you -- -- and sad when you -- -- -- is that right the cadet force you to do that well no he didn't.
Okay any advice for app makers out there guys that -- to do their own thing what what would be some advice for.
Well like as I said EU my app was slogans on he never -- have.
Never give up OK and didn't bring any closer to your daddy's still yelling -- about video games walk home.
All right you know bill I'd like to get something from me but we got to wrap some of our major -- the star of the story that went in but you did a good thing as a dad.
And -- good thing as a human being thanks for being with us -- good -- I'm looking -- data things -- Apple's -- App Store now Charles and -- and by the way you did a good thing finding this story fantastic story thanks a lot in this.
