{"id":598,"date":"2010-08-23T12:46:13","date_gmt":"2010-08-23T11:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startups.co.uk\/?p=598"},"modified":"2021-05-18T10:30:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T09:30:11","slug":"79-the-app-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/startups-100\/2010\/79-the-app-factory\/","title":{"rendered":"79. The App Factory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Founder<\/strong>&nbsp;David Carter<br><strong>Website&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theappfactory.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.theappfactory.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The App Factory develops mobile apps across a range of platforms including Apple&rsquo;s store and Google Android. David started the business while still at college and employs student developers as and when the commissions come in. 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