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Lessons from #buildinpublic for #buildsell30

πŸ‘‰ do MVP of your MVP & reprioritize daily
πŸ‘‰ you don't really have 30 days - budget for other things (work, life, family)
πŸ‘‰ public accountability works magic but might be stressful
πŸ‘‰ It's really worth doing! πŸ’ͺ even for yourself!
#buildsell30 Day 29:

βœ…uploaded the @SmallWinsApp app to Google Play and Apple App Store πŸš€πŸš€πŸš€

"Waiting for Review"... hope there won't be any issues🀞

πŸ‘‰ so that makes 1/2 of the #buildsell30 challenge completed πŸ˜…πŸ˜…

#buildinpublic #uidesign #flutterdev #indiehackers
#buildsell30 Day 25:

βœ…[#dev] Image backgrounds
βœ…[#dev] UI improvements
βœ… QA

Close to the finish line πŸ’ͺ

It's day 25 so prioritising features now is like "Can I launch without it?" πŸ˜… may need to do IAP after the launch...
#buildinpublic #uidesign #flutterdev #indiehackers
#buildsell30 Day 24:

βœ…[#dev] Onboarding Screens πŸ‘‹
βœ…[#dev] Firebase Analytics & Crashlytics ⛑️

#buildinpublic #flutterdev #indiehackers
#buildsell30 Day 23:

βœ…[#dev] Emoji picker for your Spirit Animal 🐢🐱🐭🐹
🚧 WIP: onboarding screens

#buildinpublic #flutterdev #indiehackers
#buildsell30 Day 21:

βœ… [#dev] UI/ Celebrating Small Wins πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

Yeah, this little thing was clearly missing... 😊

#buildinpublic #flutterdev #indiehackers
#buildsell30 Day 16:

βœ… archiving habits and home screen cleaning when the app recognises it's a new week

Remaining dev tasks:
- IAP and premium features
- onboarding
- final styling, bells and whistles πŸŽ‰

Aiming to publish by the end of next week. πŸ’ͺπŸš€

#buildinpublic
#buildsell30 Day 13:
βœ…bottom nav bar and under the hood improvements
🚧 archiving the week-> I knew I'd hit a roadblock dealing with calendarsπŸ˜…
The 1st day of the week is usually Monday but in the USAπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ CANπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ AUSπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί& NZπŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ it's Sunday. Thinking about edge cases🀯
#buildinpublic
#buildsell30 Days 11-12 update:

Squeezed in some dev work on @SmallWinsApp
βœ…[dev] Ads on iOS and AndroidπŸ’°

Want to spend just a few more (5-6?) days on the app dev and then start to prep for launch, write product copy, change the website, prep ads etc.

#buildinpublic
#buildsell30 Day 10 update:

βœ…Monetisation strategy... πŸ’°

Honestly, I have no bloody idea what will work. It's all a guessing game at this stage.

So the best course of action is to move fast, try things and see what sticks I guess?

#buildinpublic
I'm using @NotionHQ for all @SmallWinsApp things related.

TIPπŸ’‘: When using a #kanban board look at this nice new feature called sub-groups. You can create an 'Epic' property and group your tasks this way. Very handy...

#buildinpublic #buildsell30 #agile #dev
#buildsell30 Day 5 update:

βœ… [flutter dev]
- Data models
- UI changes (avatar, days etc)

As I need to β€œfeel” the app asap and have a few questions on UX I may just do a β€œvertical slice” - style & finish the main screen first to test it.

#buildinpublic
#buildsell30 Day 4 update:

βœ… [flutter dev] - initial card widget and infinite scrolling for @SmallWinsApp

I really need to feel the app first so styling 🎨will come later! Styling & polishing are time-consuming so remember to prioritise!
#buildinpublic #dev
#buildsell30 Day 2 update:

βœ… researched TikTok business account & ads - what a mess 😫
βœ… set up πŸ‘‰@SmallWinsApp
βœ… set up @googleanalytics, @emailoctopus
βœ… Launched landing page smallwins.app (using @carrd) πŸ₯³πŸŽ‰

Next:
🎯 kick off MVP
#buildinpublic #indiehackers
#buildsell30 Day 1 update:

βœ… spoke with some friends - I may be onto something solving my own problem (idea validation) in the market that have proven traction
βœ… secured domain and social media handles
βœ… made mockups in Figma

Next:
🎯 Landing page & copy

#buildinpublic
To summarise:
Day 0:
✍️ Kicked off the project (used @ShaanVP's framework -> listen to @myfirstmilpod ep120 or read a summary here: zealm.substack.com/p/4-key-things…)
πŸ’ͺ Decided to join #buildsell30

#buildinpublic cc: @microacquire @chris__lu @agazdecki
A bit late to the @BuildSell30 movement but feel really inspired and decided to bite the bullet.

Personal gain:
πŸ’ͺ start the year off on the right foot
πŸš€ build momentum in 2022
πŸ‘€ see what's possible in a few weeks
πŸ™Œ inspire others
βœ…solve my own problem

#buildinpublic