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Lets make November "Launch an App Month", who's with me?

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Re: Lets make November "Launch an App Month", who's with me?

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Small suggestion: change it to "Launch an App and Get ONE Paying Customer Month"

Getting the first paying customer isn't going to be a watershed moment for every kind of venture. Some aren't in it for the money, others are building a foundation for what may be profitable later (re: basically everything Google does or has done).

Launching an app, for whatever the reason, is an accomplishment in itself.

Re: Lets make November "Launch an App Month", who's with me?

#32
I've created a (publicly) shared google docs for tracking who's launching what, here's the link:

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AoLJFombeWOmdFpPcVV...

I've took the liberty of adding two entries, haven't add my own since I'm still developing, not sure if I can launch by November.

Re: Lets make November "Launch an App Month", who's with me?

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post #31
post #8

Small suggestion: change it to "Launch an App and Get ONE Paying Customer Month"

Getting the first paying customer isn't going to be a watershed moment for every kind of venture. Some aren't in it for the money, others are building a foundation for what may be profitable later (re: basically everything Google does or has done). Launching an app, for whatever the reason, is an accomplishment in itself.

Launching an app, for whatever the reason, is an accomplishment in itself.

Absolutely. I was going by the present scene where a lot of folks seem to be able to launch something but struggle to get customers. Launch something has been hammered real well past few years. IMO upping the bar a little can help.

And yes, like Steve Blank says, if you think you got the next FB or Google, ignore every rule about making rev.

Re: Lets make November "Launch an App Month", who's with me?

#35
I pledge to launch a web app allowing mobile access to library accounts. Libraries will be able to create branded portals for their patrons. I will focus my attention first on an open source integrated library system such as Koha or Evergreen (primarily so there is no conflict of interest with my current place of employment).

How I'll do this while juggling work, school, another startup, and a girlfriend I do not know.

Re: Lets make November "Launch an App Month", who's with me?

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post #32

I've created a (publicly) shared google docs for tracking who's launching what, here's the link: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AoLJFombeWOmdFpPcVV... I've took the liberty of adding two entries, haven't add my own since I'm still developing, not sure if I can launch by November.

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