Tew was raised in
Wiltshire, England. He began meditating when he was fourteen and he frequently read books about concentration, memory, and cognition. He attended a business management program at the
University of Nottingham before dropping out in December 2005. After the success of The Million Dollar Homepage in 2005, Tew began several internet ventures including Pixelotto, which sold advertising space on websites. He founded humor-focused social network called PopJam, and a Million Dollar Homepage-inspired website site called One Million People which featured photos instead of advertisements. Tew moved to San Francisco and co-founded
Calm with
Michael Acton Smith in 2012 and serves as CEO. The company operates a meditation app. ==References==