Ben Lee (businessperson)

Ben Lee is an American entrepreneur and founder of an Inc 5000 company Rootstrap.[1] In 2016, Lee was named one of Inc's 30 under 30 Most Brilliant Young Entrepreneurs.

Ben Lee
Born1988 (age 32–33)
Los Angeles
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFounder of Rootstrap
Years active2010-Present
Notable work
Rootstrap

Education

Lee attended Loyola Marymount University from 2008 to 2010 before starting his first startup.

Career

By age 18, Lee became a manager in a nightclub. Lee started Kitchen24, a restaurant.[2]

Lee has taken a leading role in businesses related to software development, food and entertainment. His two development agencies have merged to become Rootstrap: a digital development studio with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Uruguay, and Leipzig.[3] Lee is a columnist at Forbes, Huffington Post, Inc. and Business while leading Rootstrap[4] as the Chief revenue officer.[5]

In 2011, Lee became the co-founder and CEO of Neon Roots, an application development company based in the West Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California.[6][7]

Rootstrap was dubbed by Inc. as one of the "Fastest Growing Companies in America".[8]

In 2015, they received a BMA award for The Best Mobile App Development Companies in the USA.[9]

Awards and recognition
  • 2016 Inc's 30 Under 30.[10]

References
  1. "Meet Ben Lee, the App Entrepreneur Who's Bringing Innovation Beyond the App Store". Pop Diaries. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  2. "Meet Ben Lee of Rootstrap in West Hollywood". voyagela.com. August 7, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  3. "Neon Roots acquires app developer 99centbrains". Mobile World Live. January 25, 2017.
  4. "The In-House Influencer at Rootstrap, Presented By Austin Smith". Ocean Drive. June 29, 2018.
  5. "How Inc. 5000 Company, Rootstrap, Performs at The Top of Its Industry". Thrive Global. November 23, 2019.
  6. "The Tech Entrepeneur [sic] You Need to Know". Haute Living. March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  7. Lagorio-Chafkin, Christine (2016). "Think You Have a Million-Dollar App Idea? These Guys Will Be the Judges". inc.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  8. "Inc 30 under 30's Ben Lee, Leads Rootstrap, a Company of Innovators, to the Top". thebaynet.com. November 26, 2018.
  9. "Ben Lee of Rootstrap explains the pitfalls of app development". Digital Trends. November 29, 2018.
  10. "Raising a Child to Have the Grit go Follow Their Dreams". today.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
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