I don't think I will ever switch to that for full time just because I want to have a job security. I strongly believe in the idea but don't have a clear business plan to make money. There are too many apps in the area, so I think market size is good; but I am too native to think about how will i market it even though I will make my idea better than all others. I wish to build this since years but lazy because it's too much of a work to make it industry level. Part of the reason is that now a days everything needs to be on web, Android and iOS at least and additionally browser extension, Mac & windows desktop app, bots etc. Any suggestions and insights will be helpful.
Just start building it step by step. It’s easy to make money once you get users. And even if you fail, you’ll learn a ton and it’ll be invaluable experience, especially if you want to work for FAANG because they tend to be impressed by entrepreneurship.
FAANG is primarily interested in leetcode abilities instead of entrepreneurs
@2muchblind What about the current interviewing style at high paying tech companies makes you think they want entrepreneurs? Like the guy above said it’s mainly leetcode and watching a bunch of system design videos
Hey, let me know if you want to collaborate.
If you need any UX inputs, just DM!
I'm doing the same. It's nearly impossible to think about the amount of money you have to spend on marketing to attain critical mass for your app. I'm still in a market research phase, doing my hw to make sure it's worth my time to build everything. I would advice you to do the same. Here's how I'm approaching my side project. 1. Define what you wanna build. 2. Research to find out if users really want your product 3. Define your MVP 4. Build them out slowly. 5. Don't go native, use cross platform frameworks like flutter or react native. They are as good as native but it will save you a lot of time. 6. Consider cost! How much do you want to spend from your pocket when you launch. 7. Network and talk to potential investors and partners. Good luck to you. I'm happy to share my idea and meet in person to talk more if you are interested, as we are in a similar situation.
Reality is that if this is a side project, the biggest value is in the learnings made along the way. So, rather than your 7 steps above, I’d recommend just 3: 1. Consider the costs and if you can afford them (to start it, and to run it) 2. Build it and figure things along the way 3. Have fun!
How do you do market research?
I do have my own apps. My advice is to define your MVP. Ping me if you need to outsource some stuff - nothing is free - :)
Doing the same. PM me if you wannna explore collab. I have Android and backend skills
Ive done this. If its really niche you can make a couple of bucks. If not too niche and you can make serious income (think above 100k/yr), then likely you re going to get rekt by someone who is doing it full time.
DM me and happy to tag team if there’s mutual interest.
Good luck, Amazon owns all your intellectual property
Not true! You can get exceptions if the idea Op is working on doesn't have any conflict of interest with Amazon. I know my team members who have their apps and even make money from it.