The Gen Z bosses of an Aussie app developer once hailed as the next Apple say they are absolutely devastated after the company collapsed into liquidation on Friday.
Appster, founded by Melbourne teens Josiah Humphrey and Mark McDonald in 2011 using just $3000 in savings, made headlines over the years for its rapid growth and fairytale story of two childhood mates making it big in Silicon Valley.
The duo, now 26 and 27, were named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Rich List in 2017 with an estimated net worth of $US43 million. At its peak Appster employed 350 staff across four international offices and was pulling in more than $US19 million in revenue.
Things came crashing down last week, however, with the company placed into voluntary liquidation f…
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