If you're toiling away at a low-paying job with a dwindling bank account hoping for your big break, here's a bit of inspiration: Charles Forman, founder of iPhone game maker OMGPOP, was living paycheck to paycheck last week, and now he's a multimillionaire.
Forman spoke to the New York Times about his much improved prospects following the sale of his company to Zynga on the strength of its runaway hit, Draw Something.
“I had $1,700 in my bank account yesterday, and now I have a whole lot more,” he said.
OMGPOP sold for $180 million last Wednesday with a reported additonal $30 million earnout. Forman wouldn't reveal how much of the sale went into his own pocket, but he said it was "way more" than $22 million.
“It’s the kind of money where I’ll be wearing whatever I want when somebody invites me to a wedding,” he said.
So there you have it aspiring millionaires of the app economy. After 35 failed to middling endeavors, you too may be able to afford a nice suit (or ten).
[NYT via Business Insider]
