Tradition says what they’re doing shouldn’t work. They’re too young, have no leadership training or outside funding, and weren’t the pioneers in their industry. Yet now they are the experts and are building something remarkable that could be the next Apple.
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Each year, Startup Daily publishes its Top 50 male entrepreneurs list, recognising the talent and achievements of young men creating startup companies.
Much like our Top 50 female entrepreneurs list published in March, we use a wide set of metrics in putting this list together.
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A pair of young Australians create a $10m app business from their college savings. And they’re hiring like mad in San Francisco.
Originally published on NBC Bay Area-press:here
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Australian mobile app development company Appster has partnered up with a Tasmanian high school to create a new course which teaches kids to code and build apps.
Australia’s tech bosses, including Freelancer CEO Matt Barrie and Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes, have said kids need to be taught computer science while at school.
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Finding the right person to fit a particular role, while ensuring they suit the company’s culture, can be complicated
Companies often use recruitment agencies to find the best person for their positions but others, such as mobile app and web development company Appster, spend up to 22 hours to secure the best fit.
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Mark McDonald and Josiah Humphrey are not terribly concerned with conventional wisdom. The men, Australian entrepreneurs, started developing and optimizing websites as teenagers, skipped college and started their web and mobile app company, Appster, in 2011 when they were not yet 20.
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The team at TransportMe asked the question, “Can we use technology to change the way passengers and drivers interact over booking a ride? Can the process of bus commuting be simplified, made easier, secure and more efficient for everyone?”
The objectives were to develop an easy to use, interactive app which allowed drivers and passengers to book and pay for travel without waiting in queue.
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