3 Things You Need to Know About App Development

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3 Things You Need to Know About App Development

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Do you have a killer app idea? I want to hear
from you http//goo.gl/MJzuDV We can build it
for you and help launch it. We may even want to
partner with you. There are over 1,000,000 apps
in the App Store and even more available for
Android. In May 2013, Apple announced 50 billion
apps had been downloaded since they opened shop
in 2008. The huge adoption rates of mobile over
the last 5 years have turned many app founders
into millionaires. Its a very exciting new
economy paying over 9B in app sales to
developers. Theres gold to be made there.
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• If you have an idea for an app, you should spend
  the time and explore concept further. Think it
  through, get a quote, do some testing, see how
  its received, iterate, repeat.
• Here are 3 things you should know about app
  development
• 1.Its kind of like Hollywood.
• Everyone wants to be an actor. Well, not
  everyone. But you get what I mean. And there can
  only be one Tom Cruise.
• Everyone wants to create the next Facebook.
• When you solve a pain in a marketplace with an
  app, you need to do it in a much better way than
  ever before. In other words, you cant be just
  another Tom Cruise. You have to be a whole other
  animal altogether.
• The litmus test is this Is your solution so
  awesome people wouldnt want to go back to the
  old way of doing things?

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The good news is theres always room for
something good. People are always hungry for the
next thing. To break through all the noise and
gain traction, though, your solution must be
significantly different not just faster, better,
cheaper. Think simple, fun and easy. I showed
Uber (uber.com) to a Fortune 500 executive the
other day. He got the concept right away and
with enthusiasm. Im sure he downloaded it later
that evening. Take a look at SnapChat
(snapchat.com). The company is less than 3 years
old. The concept is simple. Why didnt I think of
that?? On November 14, 2013, Facebook offered
acquire them for 3B in cash. They declined. The
next day Google raised the ante and offered 4B.
They declined that one, too.
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2. Money does not fall from trees. If youre an
Evan Williams (Twitter founder) or a Reid Hoffman
(LinkedIn founder) and you have a great idea for
an app, of course people will throw money at you
even if you dont yet have a product nor any
users. Its because those guys have illustrious
track records. They are bankable. For the rest
of us, the seed money wont come so easy. Smart
money doesnt do dumb things. It generally wants
to see something promising first. So to get the
money you need to develop your app AND to create
a business around it, you will need at least one
of the following ? proven track record ? a mind
blowing product (that actually works) ? lots of
happy users and high adoption rates The
important point is all good things start
somewhere. They usually start small, on a
granular level, and then grow organically. If
you want investors, you have to show something
for it.
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3. You do need a business model. Which brings us
to the proverbial bottom line. Investors
eventually need to see a return on theirmoney.
They may not need all of their bets to win, but
they do want to bet on horses that look like
winners. Its said that if you make enough
people happy, you can have anything you want. As
an entrepreneur, your primary focus should be
gaining new users and keeping them. Dont settle
for mild satisfaction. Aim instead for raving
lunatic, happy users. They will become your
evangelists and growth generators. We are
working on a bunch of projects inside SuperGeeks.
Some are coding jobs for clients, some are joint
ventures, and some are little development
projects we think would be cool to bring to
market. Heres one of them http//goo.gl/gfT1tP
Contact me if youre interested in that
startup kerr_at_supergeeks.net
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I recently reached out to Tony Hsieh, CEO of
Zappos (zappos.com), for seed funding and advice.
His team asked a bunch of questions to get the
conversation going ? Who's your customer? ?
What's their problem that you're passionate about
solving? ? What would the best solution for this
need to include? (Not your product) ? Why is
your product or service the best tool for this
solution? ? What's unique about your company,
technology, market, etc? ? How do you measure
your company's success? ? What's your traction
in the market like? You will need your answers
for your killer app idea. I am delighted to
help. By the way, I will attend SXSW Interactive
in Austin next month. Anyone else
joining? hisxsw2014 Looking forward to seeing
you there.
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