Mr Deng's IT News Collection: The self-described “math geek” from Perth, who represented Australia at the 1988 International Math Olympiad, obviously spent a lot of time with big numbers growing up. But those numbers must pale into comparison with the return he has delivered by betting $US500,000 on Snapchat, the social media phenomenon that has recently been valued at $US10 billion ($11.43bn).

21 October, 2014

The self-described “math geek” from Perth, who represented Australia at the 1988 International Math Olympiad, obviously spent a lot of time with big numbers growing up. But those numbers must pale into comparison with the return he has delivered by betting $US500,000 on Snapchat, the social media phenomenon that has recently been valued at $US10 billion ($11.43bn).

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/australian-math-geek-in-silicon-valley-looking-at-billiondollar-payday/story-e6frg8zx-1227095431135?nk=ac173db0895bbfc1f72b1252adb7ae86