Many of us have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars pursuing an education. For the longest time, traditional education has been the main avenue for gaining knowledge. Yet this avenue has left millions with mounting student debts and restricted those who can’t afford a course from pursuing it. Furthermore, physical institutions present the issue of geographical proximity. Some of these institutions are far; therefore, they are inaccessible to those who aspire to join.
Yet, online education is one of the platforms that Australia’s youngest self-made entrepreneurs have invested in. In doing so, they have disrupted the learning segment and helped their respective cultures thrive.
Alan Gokoglu and Fotios Tsiouklas are Australia’s youngest self-made millionaires, building a $5m empire in their teens. The two started in the business world at a young age. By age 12 years old, Fotios had business plans for several business ideas. He would spend a whole Summer studying app development while earning money online by selling gaming codes and refurbished items. Fotios initially began by creating gaming apps, whereas Alan was developing utility apps. The two figured that they stood to earn so much more by becoming business partners.
Since partnering, Alan and Fotios have created 100+ apps. In 2015-2018 they developed apps that accrued to approximately $360,000USD+ in revenue. In 2016, Fotios sold his app collection dubbed “Math Academy.” The collection consisted of a suite of 10 apps for $26,000USD ($40kAUD at the time).
The two have a history of disrupting the gaming niche. In 2018 they launched Clout The Game. One of the entrepreneurs’ talents is that they can create a marketing strategy that converts in a matter of days. They launched Clout The Game together with the assistance of Kuei Kuei who helped them create a marketing buzz by working with music legends XXXTENTACION, YBN Nahmir, and Supreme Patty.
Opening Up Learning Through Great Apps
Mobile apps save learners from the process of standing in a queue to pay fees. The app also delivers them from the traditional learning method as it empowers them to engage in self-study at their own pace and time. The two creative geniuses have a history of developing apps that help learners achieve their goals. They developed “Tiny Town” suite applications. This product consisted of 10 different concepts to help children aged 3-6 years learn through fun, innovative, and educational arcade games. Alan and Fotios have also contributed to their respective cultures by creating learning apps in their language. For example, the Tiny Town app was translated into Greek and became the Greek Metropolis Learning app.
Tiny Town was used by Childcare centres in Melbourne and has been downloaded by thousands of users worldwide. The Greek version was also an instant success and is one of the world’s best Greek learning apps and was featured on Greek television, newspapers, used by Greek schools worldwide, and even received accreditation from Melbourne’s official Greek community. This gave Fotios access to high-profile individuals in the Greek community who took notice of the free app that he gave as a gift to his people – many politicians, large business owners, and journalists attended the app launch event. Alan has also contributed to his Turkish culture by partnering with his Turkish counterparts to assist with inspiring students of those schools to pursue entrepreneurship.
Aside from creating learning courses that are affordable and subscription-based, the two entrepreneurs are connecting with real pros to teach various courses. So far, they have worked with high-profile business leaders and high profile property developers to create online courses designed to empower individuals at a low-cost subscription.
Alan and Fotios also invest their money wisely into Real Estate with the AF Group. You can learn more about Alan and Fotios here.