MANILA - Raymond Racaza of Xurpas Inc. believes that the hardships he and his business partners had to go through helped build the company into what it is now.

"Back then, we're a bunch of guys, early 20s, happy developing. We're happy programming, we're happy doing what we love, which is developing programs and apps," Racaza told ANC.

He also admitted that they used to work inside an office that looks like a garage, and had to skimp on meals just to support their company.

This, however, did not discourage them to continue doing what they love.

"We always felt, though, that success is inevitable. We were in love with the technology of the mobile phone. Who wouldn't want to access information on the movile phone? Who wouldn't want to play games on the mobile phone?"

"But we knew we were limited with the technology of our time then. Our time would come that, you know, technology would progress," Racaza said.

For Racaza, the hardships they had to go through honed the way they treat Xurpas now.

"It goes down to the dedication, of how we wanted to make it work. It was unwavering belief in the product, unwavering belief in the vision that we had. That DNA is how Xurpas is today. We were wired in such a way that we couldn't afford a fancy office, we couldn't afford fancy meals then," he said.

"That discipline honed us into what we are now," Racaza added.

Get to know more about Racaza and their plans for Xurpas in this exclusive interview with ANC's Cathy Yang.