Melbourne teens' digital agency idea sparks $5 million business

When Fotios Tsiouklas and Alan Gokoglu first met in Year 7, they "didn't really like each other".

But today, they're not only best mates, but also co-founders of a multimillion-dollar company.

The Melbourne teens went into business together while they were still in high school and now their digital agency has well and truly taken off.

But the journey started many years ago.

In fact, Tsiouklas was just 13 when he started buying gaming codes from a small website and reselling them on eBay, which netted him a $10,000 profit "very quickly".

By the time he was 15 he was making up to $1000 a week selling broken phones he had fixed on eBay, and in 2015 he spent the summer holidays learning how to create mobile applications.

Read the full story at nzherald.co.nz.

Victoria Krisman
Victoria Krisman is Interactive Media Specialist and Communications Manager for the Intelligent Community Forum.
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