The tech whizz-kid building apps to save his family from debt

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Michael Sayman loved two things when he was growing up in Miami in the noughties – his Mum's Peruvian chicken and his smartphone. When the family restaurant was struggling under the recession, 12-year-old Michael wanted to help and started creating phone apps. All of a sudden, this child was keeping the chicken business afloat and paying the bills but his schoolwork was starting suffer and the pressure was taking a toll. And then came an email from Mark Zuckerberg that would change everything. Presenter: Jo Fidgen Producers: Erin Riley and Andrea Kennedy (Photo: Michael Sayman; Credit: Enrique Galvaz)