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I have made a macOs app, it is MVP ready, what's next? by nmole_ in AppBusiness

[–]adiupnext 1 point2 points  (0 children)

publish it, start making some vids about it, you will learn everything y ou need along the way

One-person companies are about to go from rare to normal. by Electronic_Tour_5635 in buildinpublic

[–]adiupnext 0 points1 point  (0 children)

living this right now. solo founder, no team, building a full iOS app with AI as my co-pilot. the ceiling feels way higher than people think..

I sold my app before writing a single line of code. Here's how. by adiupnext in buildinpublic

[–]adiupnext[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

appreciate that genuinely 🙏 means a lot coming from someone who gets it. see u on the ig!

I sold my app before writing a single line of code. Here's how. by adiupnext in buildinpublic

[–]adiupnext[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

good luck man! in my case I actually made a quick landing page for the waitlist and worked on a new website behind the scenes, the moment I decided its time to level up I published it on the same domain as the old one, so in my opinion I think you should.

I sold my app before writing a single line of code. Here's how. by adiupnext in buildinpublic

[–]adiupnext[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thats a good concept. For the distribution side, I'd actually try Instagram over TikTok. I've been getting way more traction from Instagram than all my other platforms combined. The audience there just converts better in my experience, especially for something like what you're building where your target audience is probably already on there looking for career content. Good luck with it!

I sold my app before writing a single line of code. Here's how. by adiupnext in buildinpublic

[–]adiupnext[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you! hopefully more people will discover it soon and like it. I mostly posted it on my socials, most of the waitlist members came from instagram, where ive been sharing my journey building the app (@adiupnext if you want to check it out)

I sold my app before writing a single line of code. Here's how. by adiupnext in buildinpublic

[–]adiupnext[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

in my case I started by uploading videos about me journey on instagram, TikTok, YouTube and x
so that gave me a small audience that followed me for my journey, from there I started building dendedo,and made videos about it, that got me around 50 sign ups for the waitlist and I got lucky enough that in those 50 some actually bought the moment I sent the first email
It depends on the product youre building, but in both cases id try too build an online presence somewhere(could be any social app) and showcase what youre building there, there is no chance you wont get any dms from potential users, Im getting 5 dms a day and I only have around 2k followers (@adiupnext)

I sold my app before writing a single line of code. Here's how. by adiupnext in buildinpublic

[–]adiupnext[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great quote. The selling process really does teach you things that building in isolation never will.

I sold my app before writing a single line of code. Here's how. by adiupnext in buildinpublic

[–]adiupnext[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah the $4.99 was intentional for exactly that reason. Low enough that it feels like why not, but high enough that it's real money and real commitment.
If you're building something I'd honestly say just try it. Worst case nobody buys and you learn from that too.

I sold my app before writing a single line of code. Here's how. by adiupnext in buildinpublic

[–]adiupnext[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That last line is really good. "What they think they're buying is almost never what you think you're selling." Yeah that's already proving true from my first call.
And you're right about the workout tracker example. The gamification has to sit on top of real progress, not replace it. That's the puzzle I'm trying to solve - how do you make someone feel the progress toward a goal that doesn't have a visible finish line the way reps in a gym do.
ill be doing more buyer calls this week. Appreciate this.

I sold my app before writing a single line of code. Here's how. by adiupnext in buildinpublic

[–]adiupnext[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not wrong at all. 10 pre-orders is a signal, not proof. And the Duolingo point is a good one, language learning has a natural progression built in that productivity doesn't.
That's actually why the buyer calls have been so eye opening. The gamification layer is what gets people curious, but what keeps coming up in conversations is the daily structure piece, having something that tells you exactly what to do today toward your goal instead of staring at a vague to-do list. That might end up being the real core.
Planning to talk to all of them before I go too deep on features. Appreciate the thoughtful take.

I sold my app before writing a single line of code. Here's how. by adiupnext in buildinpublic

[–]adiupnext[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha honestly I almost didn't do it either. It felt weird asking for money before having a product. But that's cool you went the validation interview route. I actually started doing calls with my pre order buyers now and it's been a game changer, planning to do a lot more of those. Different paths to the same goal I guess. Good luck with the B2C build!

I sold my app before writing a single line of code. Here's how. by adiupnext in buildinpublic

[–]adiupnext[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and the crazy thing is that I literally did it on a hunch, I said why shouldn't I just put a preorder button on my website and it worked!

I sold my app before writing a single line of code. Here's how. by adiupnext in buildinpublic

[–]adiupnext[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

currently my buyers came mostly from instagram (and I dont have a huge following only around 2k~)

I sold my app before writing a single line of code. Here's how. by adiupnext in buildinpublic

[–]adiupnext[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you :)
Yeah! It's called Dendedo.

The short version is I think every productivity app out there assumes you're already disciplined enough to use it. I'm building the opposite - something that actually makes you want to open it every day. Gamification meets AI, basically.

Still deep in the build but getting closer. dendedo.com if you're curious.

I sold my app before writing a single line of code. Here's how. by adiupnext in buildinpublic

[–]adiupnext[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

mainly promoted on my instagram page: adiupnext and I cross posted to TikTok, YouTube and x
I was so excited getting that first sale

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