In 2014 Ben Pasternak started his journey by creating video games In Australia, the then 14-year-old Ben Pasternak created the game Impossible Rush while in school, as he stated it. The app was soon released on the App Store’s top lists and media outlets started featuring him. His second game Impossible Dial was also a hit and garnered him 85.000 dollars, in contrast to his first 200 dollars.he wanted to step it up and planned an Ebay for teenagers, Flogg. To raise capital, he dropped out of school and moved out of his parents house in Sydney, into a 5000 dollar apartment in New York. With the help of Silicon Valley investors like Binary Capital and Greylock he launched in 2016. With that story, 16-year old Pasternak became his own hype in the international startup scene. Ben Pasternak was labelled as “America’s youngest startup-star” back in 2016. He even made it to TIME’s Most Influential Teen list that year. But that’s history now. He moved on to Bigger and brighter things for his future, including moving to India where he announced a company called Nuggs, aiming to produce vegan meat substitute products to end factory farming. Nuggs was funded with 1,8 million dollars according to Angellist. It already has a website but is still in search for developers, designers and office managers.
Wow, imagine being so successful at a young age! Pretty cool that he came up with more than one app. Not only is he growing in the US, but the fact that he expanding to other counties like India.
Very cool that he was able to become incredibly successful at such at young age. It is great that he is expanding his business and looking at other places to do business. Nice article.
-Asher
Wow! So successful at such a young age, and even cooler how he is helping the people of India!