[5] Sahr was born in Portland, Maine, but spent most of his childhood in Miami, Florida.

[6] In 1994, after completing his army service, he wrote the first Hebrew-language travel guide to Jordan and Syria.

[13] On 17 May 1996, Sahr launched the Internet's first free homework and term paper website - School Sucks.

[14][15] At its peak, School Sucks offered over 100,000 free essays, homework assignments and term papers.

[22][23] As the site's founder, Sahr was among the first to introduce interactive ad banners, landing pages, email campaigns and monthly subscriptions.