10. Sahil Lavingya

Claim To Fame: Founded Gumroad at 19

Sahil Lavingya is your quintessential Silicon Valley entrepreneur who has dropped out of college, is making major bucks and has accolades to his name at a young age of 19. After designing for Pintrest he went on an adventure to create Gumroad, a platform for selling things easily. This 19 year old has convinced older, hardnosed investors to invest $1.1 million in his startup.

Sahil has always had the flare for designing and creating marvels. He is also a maverick with money. At the age of 14 he had bought a video sharing website for $400 and later sold it for $10,000. This killer combo of designing talent and the understanding of money makes him click.

His latest venture is all set to solve the problem of selling digital goods online. Gumroad will convert social networks such as Twitter and Facebook into marketplaces.