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From the Classroom to the Boardroom　創業不是夢 ── 十四歲少年勇闖職場

精英翻譯轉自: http://paper.udn.com/papers.php?pname=POH0062&page=1#ph

One teenager's invention could become the world's next big success story.

一位青少年的發明有可能成為世上下一個十分成功的故事。

Taylor Rosenthal is not your typical teenager since he spends his time negotiating million-dollar business deals. This 14-year-old boy from Alabama had an idea for a new kind of vending machine. Rather than selling candy or soda, it would give out first-aid materials. Now, Rosenthal's idea could make him one of the world's newest multi-millionaires.

泰勒‧羅森塔爾不是你想像中的典型青少年，因為他把他的時間花在洽談百萬美元的商業交易上。這個來自阿拉巴馬州的十四歲男孩想出了一種新的自動販賣機。這個販賣機不賣糖果或是汽水，它會掉出急救器材。現在，羅森塔爾的點子可能讓他成為世界上最新的百萬富翁之一。

　　 The idea came to Rosenthal when he was at a baseball tournament . He noticed that many of the players got minor injuries. His first thought was to set up a small stand to sell medical supplies, but he realized it would cost too much to pay someone to sit there. Thus, the RecMed vending machine was born. He made a prototype in 2015 and quickly raised a hundred thousand dollars from investors . This would be an amazing accomplishment on its own, but he wasn't done yet.

羅森塔爾是在一場棒球錦標賽中想出了這個點子。他注意到有許多的球員會受到輕傷。他的第一個想法是設立一個小型醫療用品銷售站，但他意識到那會花費太多錢來請人顧店。因此，RecMed 自動販賣機誕生了。他在 2015 年做出了一個原型，並迅速地從投資者那裡募集到十萬美元。這是一項驚人的成就，但他並沒有因此停歇。

　　 Last year, Rosenthal tried to sell his vending machines at amusement parks and stadiums. Seeing the possibilities, one business offered him US$30 million for the idea. Amazingly, Rosenthal turned it down because he was looking for something in the neighborhood of US$50 million, and not a penny less. This young man is shaping up to be the next business icon.

去年，羅森塔爾試著在遊樂園和體育場推銷他的自動販賣機。一間公司看到了商機並想要以三千萬美元買下他的點子。令人驚訝的是，羅森塔爾拒絕了，因為他期望的數字是大約五千萬美元，一毛都不能少。這位年輕人正逐漸成為下一個商業偶像。