ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Thomas Suarez - Developer, 12 year old
Thomas Suarez, a 12 year old, taught himself to build iphone apps.

Why you should listen

Thomas Suarez's interest in technology and programming led him to learn Python, Java, and C “just to get the basics down.” He built an app and then coaxed his parents into paying the $99 fee to get his app, Earth Fortune, in the app store. Thomas also started an app club at school to help other kids build and share their creations, and is now starting his own company, CarrotCorp.

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Thomas Suarez | Speaker | TED.com
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Thomas Suarez: A 12-year-old app developer

湯馬士.蘇亞雷茲:12 歲的 App 工程師

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大多數 12 歲左右的孩子都喜歡打電動,而 12 歲的湯馬士.蘇亞雷茲則自學成才。在成功開發「小假斯汀」(一款打地鼠遊戲)之後,他開始用自己的才華,幫助其他孩子成為小工程師。(拍攝於 TEDxManhattanBeach)
- Developer, 12 year old
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I've always had a fascination魅力 for computers電腦 and technology技術,
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我從小就對電腦和科技深深著迷
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and I made製作 a few少數 apps應用 for the iPhone蘋果手機,
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並為 iPhone, iPod Touch 和 iPad
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iPodiPod的 Touch觸摸, and iPadiPad的.
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設計了一些 App 應用程式
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I'd like to share分享 a couple一對 with you today今天.
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今天要分享幾個例子
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My first app應用 was a unique獨特 fortune幸運 teller出納員 called Earth地球 Fortune幸運
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我的第一個發明
是個算命 App,叫做"看天吃飯"
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that would display顯示 different不同 colors顏色 of earth地球
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螢幕上,地球不同的顏色變化
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depending根據 on what your fortune幸運 was.
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代表著不同的運勢
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My favorite喜愛 and most successful成功 app應用 is
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而令我最得意的發明
叫做"小 假斯汀"
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Bustin巴斯廷 JieberJieber, which哪一個 is — (Laughter笑聲) —
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它是一款
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which哪一個 is a Justin賈斯汀 Bieber比伯 Whac-A-Mole打地鼠.
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惡搞小賈斯汀的打地鼠遊戲
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I created創建 it because a lot of people at school學校
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因為學校裡
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disliked不喜歡的 Justin賈斯汀 Bieber比伯 a little bit,
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很多同學都不喜歡小賈斯汀
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so I decided決定 to make the app應用.
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所以我才決定要做這個 App
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So I went to work programming程序設計 it,
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於是我開始寫程式
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and I released發布 it just before the holidays假期 in 2010.
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並趕在 2010 年暑假前發表
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A lot of people ask me, how did I make these?
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很多人都會問我
怎麼發明這些 App?
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A lot of times it's because the person who asked
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通常,會問這類問題的人
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the question wants to make an app應用 also.
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多半也想嘗試看看
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A lot of kids孩子 these days like to play games遊戲,
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現代小孩子都很愛玩遊戲
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but now they want to make them,
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但他們更想自己做遊戲
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and it's difficult,
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只是很難
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because not many許多 kids孩子 know where to go
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因為沒有管道
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to find out how to make a program程序.
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孩子們不知道去哪裡學寫程式
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I mean, for soccer足球, you could go to a soccer足球 team球隊.
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大家都知道
想學足球可以加入足球隊
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For violin小提琴, you could get lessons教訓 for a violin小提琴.
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想學小提琴可以參加小提琴班
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But what if you want to make an app應用?
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但如果是要學做 App 呢?
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And their parents父母, the kid's孩子的 parents父母 might威力 have doneDONE
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父母小時候可能踢過足球
拉過小提琴
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some of these things when they were young年輕,
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多少可以教孩子一點
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but not many許多 parents父母 have written書面 apps應用. (Laughter笑聲)
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但有多少父母
小時候寫過 App 呢?(笑聲)
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Where do you go to find out how to make an app應用?
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那到底要上哪學做 App 呢?
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Well, this is how I approached接近 it. This is what I did.
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接下來我要分享我的親身經驗
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First of all, I've been programming程序設計 in multiple
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首先,我已經熟用多種程式語言
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other programming程序設計 languages語言 to get the basics基本 down,
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奠定基本功
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such這樣 as Python蟒蛇, C, JavaJava的, etc等等.
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像是 Python、C、Java 等程式語
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And then Apple蘋果 released發布 the iPhone蘋果手機,
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不久,蘋果推出 iPhone
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and with it, the iPhone蘋果手機 software軟件 development發展 kit套件,
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iPhone 軟體開發工具也隨之問世
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and the software軟件 development發展 kit套件 is a suite套房 of tools工具
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這是一款
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for creating創建 and programming程序設計 an iPhone蘋果手機 app應用.
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專門製作 iPhone App 的工具
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This opened打開 up a whole整個 new world世界 of possibilities可能性 for me,
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讓我可以天馬行空、激發無限可能
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and after playing播放 with the software軟件 development發展 kit套件
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一番摸索之後
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a little bit, I made製作 a couple一對 apps應用, I made製作 some test測試 apps應用.
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我做了一些 App,並做了測試
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One of them happened發生 to be Earth地球 Fortune幸運, and I was
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其中一個叫 "看天吃飯"
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ready準備 to put Earth地球 Fortune幸運 on the App應用 Store商店,
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因為我很想把它放上 App 商店
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and so I persuaded說服了 my parents父母 to pay工資 the 99 dollar美元 fee費用
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我就說服了爸媽
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to be able能夠 to put my apps應用 on the App應用 Store商店.
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幫我繳 99 元的註冊費 (美金)
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They agreed約定, and now I have apps應用 on the App應用 Store商店.
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我的 App 就這樣上市了
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I've gotten得到 a lot of interest利益 and encouragement鼓勵
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我的父母、朋友和老师
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from my family家庭, friends朋友, teachers教師
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給了我很多靈感和鼓勵
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and even people at the Apple蘋果 Store商店,
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甚至連那些 Apple Store 用戶
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and that's been a huge巨大 help to me.
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都給我莫大的幫助
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I've gotten得到 a lot of inspiration靈感 from Steve史蒂夫 Jobs工作,
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Steve Jobs 也給了我很多靈感
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and I've started開始 an app應用 club俱樂部 at school學校, and a teacher老師
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我在學校成立了 App 研究社
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at my school學校 is kindly和藹 sponsoring贊助 my app應用 club俱樂部.
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很有幸得到老師的大力贊助
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Any student學生 at my school學校 can come and
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只要是學校的學生
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learn學習 how to design設計 an app應用.
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都可以來學做 App
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This is so I can share分享 my experiences經驗 with others其他.
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這就是我與他人分享經驗的方式
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There's these programs程式 called the iPadiPad的 Pilot飛行員 Program程序,
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目前,美國的某些地區
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and some districts have them.
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正實行一個
以 iPad 代替實體課本的實驗計畫
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I'm fortunate幸運 enough足夠 to be part部分 of one.
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我很有幸是其中一員
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A big challenge挑戰 is, how should the iPads解鎖iPhone和iPad be used,
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期間所面臨的最大挑戰是
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and what apps應用 should we put on the iPads解鎖iPhone和iPad?
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如何妥善利用 iPad
以及哪些 App 適合 iPad
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So we're getting得到 feedback反饋 from teachers教師 at the school學校
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所以,我們會徵詢老師的意見
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to see what kind of apps應用 they'd他們會 like.
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看他們偏好哪些 App
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When we design設計 the app應用 and we sell it,
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設計好的 App 售出之後
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it will be free自由 to local本地 districts and other districts
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付費地區就可免費使用
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that we sell to, all the money from that will go into
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而其收入
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the local本地 edED foundations基金會.
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則捐給當地的教育機構
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These days, students學生們 usually平時 know a little bit more
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這年頭,學生的科技新知
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than teachers教師 with the technology技術. (Laughter笑聲)
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往往比老師發達一點(笑聲)
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So -- (Laughter笑聲) --
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如此看來(笑聲)
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sorry -- (Laughter笑聲) --
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不好意思(笑聲)
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so this is a resource資源 to teachers教師, and educators教育工作者
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所以,這就是老師的資源
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should recognize認識 this resource資源 and make good use of it.
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教育工作者應該意識到這點
並善加利用它
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I'd like to finish up by saying what I'd like to do in the future未來.
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最後,我想說說未來的計劃
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First of all, I'd like to create創建 more apps應用, more games遊戲.
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第一,我想做更多 App
更多遊戲
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I'm working加工 with a third第三 party派對 company公司 to make an app應用.
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與第三方公司合作開發 App
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I'd like to get into AndroidAndroid的 programming程序設計 and development發展,
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學寫 Android 系統的程式
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and I'd like to continue繼續 my app應用 club俱樂部,
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還有繼續經營我的 App 社團
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and find other ways方法 for students學生們
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繼續想辦法分享新知
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to share分享 knowledge知識 with others其他. Thank you. (Applause掌聲)
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讓校園知識更普及
謝謝 (掌聲)
Translated by Rudy Fernandez
Reviewed by 盧曉天 .

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Thomas Suarez - Developer, 12 year old
Thomas Suarez, a 12 year old, taught himself to build iphone apps.

Why you should listen

Thomas Suarez's interest in technology and programming led him to learn Python, Java, and C “just to get the basics down.” He built an app and then coaxed his parents into paying the $99 fee to get his app, Earth Fortune, in the app store. Thomas also started an app club at school to help other kids build and share their creations, and is now starting his own company, CarrotCorp.

More profile about the speaker
Thomas Suarez | Speaker | TED.com