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Bet on Yourself | Building Viral Apps | 2x Exits | Scaled Puff Count📱 $40k MRR | Follow for tips on building & scaling software
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Joined November 2011
Here are 10 learnings after 10 years of building mobile apps: Bookmark this. 1: Solve a Painful Problem 2: Validate Before Building 3: Simple is Better 4: Nail Your Onboarding 5: Marketing is King 6: Iterate Like Crazy 7: Understand Your Metrics 8: Spy on Competitors 9: Don’t Skip Testing 10: Build for Retention What did I miss?
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A complete step-by-step guide to mastering app validation. 1: Spot a painful problem → If people aren’t actively searching for a solution, your app won’t print. 2: Check Google Trends → Rising search volume = real demand. 3: Spy on competitors → Use Sensor Tower & Mobbin to see what’s already working. 4: Validate marketing → Scroll on TikTok and see which videos are going viral. 5: Launch fast, iterate faster → Build a simple MVP, get users, and improve. Validate first. Build second. That’s how you win.
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The only goal: Build the fastest iterating company the world has EVER seen 🚀 The Cycle: 1. Talk to customer 2. Understand pain point 3. Build product to address that 4. Test with users 5. Repeat Get 2% better over every iteration cycle. After a year of this, your company will be unstoppable.
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