My 10 year old is a CEO

When I was young (like a kid), I would go to my dad’s clinic (he is a doctor https://in.linkedin.com/in/balla-satyanarayana-murty-881576114). I learnt to check blood pressure and temperature. In my teens I also learnt to give a shot and draw blood (I fainted the first 20 times). But my dad did not appointment me as his co doctor. Like a regular healthy father, I or my siblings were never good enough for him. I think I appreciate him for being that way now!!

I am seeing a trend of young kids being appointed as CEO’s of the companies their parents own (probably as a marketing gimmick). It is their company and they may appoint whomever they choose to, even if it is borderline nepotism.

The problem is, I first thought these kids were prodigies and extraordinary. I was happy and felt like inspiring my own ofspring by telling about them. I Googled and got to these interviews.

The kids are just kids, they were not CEO material, at least not yet. A CEO is someone who can manage teams of people and has a vision to drive the company towards a goal, not just draw on the computer and create games that already exist. These kind of gimmicks send a wrong message to other people and especially kids. Especially to deserving kids who do not have wealthy parents to push them toward stardom. Honey Boo Boo much??

Some of the deserving kids who really made themselves. I applaud and celebrate these kids –

• http://binscorner.com/pages/s/suhas-gopinath-worlds-youngest-ceo.html
• http://www.therichest.com/rich-list/most-influential/10-of-the-youngest-ceos-today/?view=all

This might look like an unnecessary rant. When I was growing up the teachers’ kids got first places and gold medals in singing, dancing, drawing, painting, extracurricular activities. The really deserving talented kids never got to first place. It is nepotism and it is pushing deserving kids to the bottom with no regard.

Next time someone forwards a youngest CEO image on LinkedIn, do not expect me to like or unlike without researching first. 
oh! and my 10 year old is a CEO - Chief Entertainment Officer of our house. I hope this is not nepotism.