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373: How A Simple Icon Change Led to 8x More Downloads with Mike Smithwick

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Are you looking for dead simple ways to increase your downloads? Well today’s guest talks about how a simple icon change led to 8 times more downloads for his free app. Also, if you are a programmer then listen to the part of the show where he shares how to debug your code properly.

Mike Smithwick is the CEO of First Light Design, LLC.

Distant Suns:
http://distantsuns.com/

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372: Mafia Wars Founder on The Mechanics of an Addicting Game with Roger Dickey

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Coming up I have the founder of Mafia Wars to talk about the mechanics that you need to have to create a winning and addicting game. Also, listen to the part of the show where he shares how to choose what you should be working on by thinking like an investor.

Roger Dickey is the Founder and CEO of Gigster.

Roger Dickey
https://twitter.com/rogerdickey

Gigster
http://trygigster.com/

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371: Build Apps With No Technical Skills with Daniel Hindi

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Are you looking to build your first app or start an agency to create apps for other businesses? Well today’s guest is the CTO of Build Fire and he shares just how easily you can create an app with the platform. Also, listen to the part of the show where he shares how he launched the platform and how he decided on the pricing.

Daniel Hindi is the CTO at BuildFire.

Daniel Hindi
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/daniel-hindi/a/46a/635

BuildFire
http://BuildFire.com

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370: Learn How to Develop and Market Your App with Reinder De Vries

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Are you looking to develop and code your first app? Well today’s guest put together a course that will teach you how to do that and how to actually market it once it’s functional. Also, listen to the part of the show where he shares how he built and validated his video course without having an audience.

Reinder De Vries is the Founder at LearnAppmaking and Appmaker at Interactionauts.

Reinder De Vries
https://twitter.com/reinderdevries

LearnAppmaking
http://learnappmaking.com/

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369: The Importance of Personal Branding with Rakesh Nigam

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Today’s guest created MOVIEQU, the Shazam for movie trailers, and we talk about the simple tactics he used to land a meeting with a Fox executive through a cold phone call. Also, listen to the part of the show where he talks about the importance of personal branding and the little things you can do to change how others perceive you.

Rakesh Nigam is the founder of MOVIEQU.

Rakesh Nigam
https://twitter.com/@moviequapp

MOVIEQU
http://www.moviequ.com/

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367: How to Find The Right Publisher with Juan Maria Claveria

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If you are into making games then this is the episode for you. Today’s guest created the hit game, Ramboat, and we talk about game design, prototyping and finding the right publisher so you don’t have to do it all as an indie. Also, listen to the part of the show where he talks about a time when the co-founders didn’t talk for a couple of days and how to deal with these disputes.

Juan Maria Claveria is the Co Founder of Level App Studios.

Juan Maria Claveria
https://twitter.com/jmclaveria

Level App Studios
http://levelappstudios.com/

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366: The Importance of a Good On-Boarding Process with Quentin Zervaas

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Did you know that a poorly done on boarding process can literally kill your app’s retention rate? Well today’s guest talks about the importance of a good on boarding process and how he eventually created his. Also, listen to the part of the show where we talk about how to come up with the tiny features that I believe make a good app into an excellent one.

Quentin Zervaas is the Maker of Streaks and Transit Times.

Quentin Zervaas
https://twitter.com/HendX

Streaks
http://streaksapp.com/

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365: Appcelerator Co-Founder on Iteration & Building Problem Solving Products

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I’ve got the co-founder of Appcelerator, makers of the popular Titanium platform, to talk about how they iterate as a company and build products that solve a real need in the market. He also shares how he transition from consulting work to building a VC funded product. Also, listen to the part of the show where he shares a brilliant daily habit that contributes to his success.

Jeff Haynie is the Co-Founder and CEO of Appcelerator.

Jeff Haynie
https://twitter.com/jhaynie

Appcelerator
http://www.appcelerator.com/

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