Harsh Dalal, 19, is a Singapore Polytechnic business administration student and the CEO of a US-based tech start-up, Team Labs. As of January 2020, Team Labs was valued at US$25 million with clients such as Hilton, Google, Airbnb and Spotify. At age 12, he met his 4 co-founders on Apple Developers Forums. Banned for discussing how to jailbreak the iOS, they started their own private chat, and began working together remotely from 4 countries (Singapore, US, Russia and Norway). They went on to develop one of the first iPhone screen recorders (Screenia) and an alternative store for App Store rejects (iDownload Pro). The teenagers then set up a website and software development company, which evolved into Team Labs today. For Harsh, being a teen entrepreneur meant having to learn to talk to potential investors at age 16 while he was studying for O-Levels. As a Gen Z CEO, he runs his business with an unconventional approach. In 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic hit, it dealt Harsh two blows - the loss of an invaluable mentor to COVID-19, and the loss in business when clients couldn’t afford paid subscriptions anymore. In 2021, he’ll be enlisting in National Service, taking a break from the day-to-day running of the company. [Portions of this video were filmed before the COVID-19 outbreak.] 00:00 On meeting his 4 other teen co-founders on Apple Developers Forums 00:55 On the group’s first major success - an iPhone screen recorder that didn’t need jailbreaking 02:29 On the struggles of a teen boss: balancing school, work, family and friends. 02:51 On coming up with Team Lab’s killer business app 03:13 On challenges of a teen entrepreneur: raising capital and seeking mentors 04:38 On the impact of COVID-19 05:35 On a Gen Z CEO’s approach to running a start-up 07:07 On going to university and enlisting in National Service WATCH the full episode of #OnTheRedDot: Inside The Life Of A Teen App Developer: https://youtu.be/Nmn_DVfsNes ALSO WATCH: 16-year-old Makes Up To S$30k A Month Flipping Sneakers: https://youtu.be/08bf1ZascNs At 18, My Life As A Tech Start-Up Founder: https://youtu.be/20xzrZEE068 A Gymnastics Champ At 10: https://youtu.be/WJjC1uJSgRE For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram: https://ift.tt/2C3sZiR Facebook: https://ift.tt/2PPEuNA Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider
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