SINGAPORE: Computer geeks often dream of building that killer app that stands out from the competition — like Harsh Dalal, who co-created one of the first screen recorder apps at the age of 13. It recorded 5 million downloads within a few weeks. This app the Singapore permanent resident built with his teenage friends did not make them millionaires, however, despite their first-mover advantage back in 2014. "We didn't make any money out of it, foolishly because we didn't expect it to actually take off," recalled Harsh. "It was a missed opportunity. We didn't know how to monetise the app." Instead of hosting it on Apple's App Store, as they could not afford the annual fee of US$99 (S$131), they uploaded the app to a free hosting provider. And the 5 million downloads busted the bandwidth provided. "It was a very novel product that no one had actually done before," said Harsh. "I was quite shocked … We were just five kids playing in the corner, experimenting with our iPhones and how tech works." But the app's success paved the way for this Generation Z tech entrepreneur. The 19-year-old is now chief executive officer of software development company Team Labs,… Read full this story
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