What Michael Sayman Knows about LGBT Success

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Michael Sayman published his first top-charting app at the tender age of 13 and was hired as Facebook’s youngest engineer at 17. But while it might seem like Michael’s life was perfect, there was a lot happening behind the scenes. His immigrant family was struggling to keep their restaurant open and a roof over their heads. The weight of the family’s finances rested on Michael’s success in building apps, and his physical and mental health suffered. And then Michael realized he was gay.

Today, Michael is the Founder and CEO of Friendly Apps, a startup on a mission to help people connect in ways that are friendly to their mental health and physical well-being. He is also the author of the memoir App Kid: How a Child of Immigrants Grabbed a Piece of the American Dream.

On this episode of Queer Money®, Michael joins us to discuss how his early financial success created tension with his family and why he feels like he skipped parts of his childhood. Michael explains how having financial stability influenced his decision to come out and describes the pressure he feels to represent the gay community in Peru and Bolivia.

Learn Michael’s approach to building social networking apps that support our mental health.

Listen here for insight on Michael’s insight on the relationship between money and freedom:

Topics covered with Michael Saymen

Why Michael sees money as the key to freedom
How Michael’s early financial success created tension with his immigrant parents
Michael’s experience with imposter syndrome
Why Michael suggests thinking long-term when it comes to money
How Michael developed fiscal responsibility at a young age
Why Michael feels like he skipped parts of childhood (and what he’s doing about it)
Why Michael didn’t come out as gay until age 19
Michael’s concerns that he wouldn’t be taken seriously if people knew he was gay
How being in the public eye and having financial stability influenced Michael’s decision to come out
The pressure Michael feels to represent the gay community well in Peru & Bolivia
Michael’s role in developing Instagram stories
How Michael thinks about building apps that are good for our mental health

“Preplanning is required … to generate some level of financial stability beyond the short term.” - Michael SaymanClick To Tweet

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We’re David and John Auten-Schneider, the Debt Free Guys and hosts of the Queer Money® podcast. We help queer people (and allies) live fabulously not fabulously broke by helping them 1) pay off credit card debt, 2) become part- or full-time entrepreneurs, and 3) save and invest for retirement.

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