How do you find the balance between a minimum viable product and the need to build for scale? Well today’s guest talks about the early days of his app and how they may have built for scale a little too soon. Also, listen to the answer the guest gives when I asked him why he decided to start another company after selling his previous one to IBM.
How do you find the balance between a minimum viable product and the need to build for scale? Well today’s guest talks about the early days of his app and how they may have built for scale a little too soon. Also, listen to the answer the guest gives when I asked him why he decided to start another company after selling his previous one to IBM.
How do you build an app that builds a loyal following? Well today’s guest built one of the most popular and loved Twitter apps and he tells us how he builds apps that he would use every day. Also, listen to what he says is the optimal time to release an app.
I share it all again. If you listened to my session with my business coach you heard exactly how much I make from my apps and the number of downloads this podcast gets.
Well this episode is an update to all those numbers.
Are you building your app without ever getting real user feedback? Well listen to how today’s guest hit the malls to talk to his target audience to receive feedback and also retain them as beta users. Plus, listen to the tip that the guest gives at the end of the interview. I think it’s a great reminder for us all who communicate so much online.
Are you building your app without ever getting real user feedback? Well listen to how today’s guest hit the malls to talk to his target audience to receive feedback and also retain them as beta users. Plus, listen to the tip that the guest gives at the end of the interview. I think it’s a great reminder for us all who communicate so much online.
Do you have a pain or frustration for a product that you wish existed? Well today’s guest had a frustration that led him to launch his latest product. Also, listen to the clever marketing campaign that helped land press and also a partnership with United Way.
Gab and I lay out the rules for our app battle; what’s allowed and what’s not. Also, listen to the different approaches we both have about generating and validating our ideas. And lastly if you want to join the app battle with us, visit TheAppBattle.com.
Coming up, this is a special episode where two friends I’ve met because of the podcast come on and we all share and critique our half baked ideas. It’s one of my favorite questions during an interview so I thought it’d be fun to do an all half baked ideas episode.
Also, I giving something away a special prize for one lucky commenter, so make sure you listen all the way through.
And lastly, let me know in the comments what you think of this episode. Do you love it or do you hate it?
Coming up, are you looking for a way to maximize your ad revenue? Well I have Colin Behr who is the Head of Publisher Relations to tell us why video ads will earn you more per impression than banner ads. Also, if you’re looking to raise money, listen to the story of how the founders of Vungle hustled their way into an accelerator.
