Creating apps an apt way to build a business

Mr Tay Wei Kiat, co-founder of local start-up Originally US, started the business in 2014 with just $500 in capital.

Now, two years later, the mobile application development business is "on track" to break seven digits in annual revenue. It has even expanded to include an office in Vietnam.

"We didn't have staff at the start. It was just the two of us and we bao ga liao," said Mr Tay, 28, using the Hokkien phrase for doing everything themselves. His co-founder was Torin Nguyen.