Another banger. Alot of what YC preaches is distilled in this one video. Ideation, proving the concept, iteration, product market fit, teething problems, growth, go-to-market strategy, recovering from crisis, the pivot, discovering unfair competitive advantage (natural content creator, building an audience).
Very inspirational. In my humble opinion, one of the reasons why projects like this one succeed, is because it's happening in America. I have my doubts about such idea growing in Europe. I'm building two apps far from any relevant startup ecosystem and I know it's going to take a toll.
It is certainly harder with no ecosystem, but having lived on both sides of the Atlantic I believe this could have been done in a lot of cities in Europe too.
The video provides many helpful insights and I thank you for that, but it skips over how he went from the Photoshop mock up to a working MVP app. Did he hire someone else or did he learn to do it himself? I've goofed around with the Android and iOS SDKs and even though I have a lot of experience coding in C and other languages, I was quickly discouraged by all the hurdles standing between an idea, and turning it onto an the app in the app store. I haven't seen your other videos about apps yet so I'll watch those now.
Hello Heini, I hope your having a great day today. I’m a small farmer from Northern California , and in a world where everything is digital and focused on technology , I’m finding it hard to locate investors related to my industry. I’m really only looking for something in the range of 50K, as I want to start my own small organic farm instead of working at one. On paper the profit margins are fantastic, but I don’t have a way to translate that into an actual business, so I feel like it would make sense for an investor, I just don’t know who to approach, as a software focused investor has no interest in my industry. How can I find investors in my community , as farmers don’t generally want more competition.
I'm afraid this is a little outside what I know anything about. Generally I would say find some people that are local and made their money in that industry.
Great video! He said, before launching the app they tested four ideas and that's not clear to me, did he use the landing page to test the options? I mean, how do you test an mvp / app before put it out there? Do you have videos about it? Thanks!
Thanks, I don't have a video about that just yet, but maybe I should do one. I think he found the people that enganged with the landing page then asked them what do you find most interesting? Probably showing some mockups.
You said “yes” to 7 weeks building an app “7 months - maybe”. I took almost a year to build my app. Just released in. Do you think that’s way too long? Even though I had never coded before? I was learning and building at the same time.
Hey what do you think about domain name. I’m ready to start creating my app LLC is made, found the person to make it etc. but domain name is taken. Should i proceed ? And worry about in the future once I get investors ? Or should I take care of it before hand.
Hard answer to give, I would say it depends. You should also consider finding a new name. You might never get that domain and then it becomes a hassle.
It all sounds good to me, except that one little detail about talking to people. I want to make an app that makes me rich enough to not having to talk to people. Ever again.
Yes we do, but I am of course joking, though having worked years in technical support, on the phone in the early 2000s, there were times dealing with people's technical problems made me dream of living off the grid, on a remote island.
He has more than 100k on Android, that is what it means. He is obviously much bigger on IOS due to the Apple watch and Apple has pushed the like being App of the year. 2 million makes good sense.
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Another banger. Alot of what YC preaches is distilled in this one video. Ideation, proving the concept, iteration, product market fit, teething problems, growth, go-to-market strategy, recovering from crisis, the pivot, discovering unfair competitive advantage (natural content creator, building an audience).
Thanks! Yes I think we are very aligned when it comes to that.
Can't get enough of Raw Startup!
Thanks, appreciate it!
AWESOME STORY!!!!
Yes very much agree, amazing story!
Very inspirational. In my humble opinion, one of the reasons why projects like this one succeed, is because it's happening in America. I have my doubts about such idea growing in Europe. I'm building two apps far from any relevant startup ecosystem and I know it's going to take a toll.
It is certainly harder with no ecosystem, but having lived on both sides of the Atlantic I believe this could have been done in a lot of cities in Europe too.
Wow it’s all about product
Nice video and very motivational. Fares you look better with a beard 😉.
Thanks, no comments on the beard!
Thank you so much for this video! Hearing about problems app developers have to face and how to solve it helps a lot and motivates to go on! 🙂
A lot of gold here. Ton of information and knowledge. The only thing is, 8 years building and grinding is some time lol.
Yeah always takes a few years..
Amazing video! Thank you soo much for sharing this with us!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great to hear about real world examples from founders!
The video provides many helpful insights and I thank you for that, but it skips over how he went from the Photoshop mock up to a working MVP app. Did he hire someone else or did he learn to do it himself? I've goofed around with the Android and iOS SDKs and even though I have a lot of experience coding in C and other languages, I was quickly discouraged by all the hurdles standing between an idea, and turning it onto an the app in the app store. I haven't seen your other videos about apps yet so I'll watch those now.
Thanks, appreciate it, yes we should probably have given that part a bit more space!
Hello Heini, I hope your having a great day today. I’m a small farmer from Northern California , and in a world where everything is digital and focused on technology , I’m finding it hard to locate investors related to my industry. I’m really only looking for something in the range of 50K, as I want to start my own small organic farm instead of working at one. On paper the profit margins are fantastic, but I don’t have a way to translate that into an actual business, so I feel like it would make sense for an investor, I just don’t know who to approach, as a software focused investor has no interest in my industry. How can I find investors in my community , as farmers don’t generally want more competition.
I'm afraid this is a little outside what I know anything about. Generally I would say find some people that are local and made their money in that industry.
Great video! He said, before launching the app they tested four ideas and that's not clear to me, did he use the landing page to test the options? I mean, how do you test an mvp / app before put it out there? Do you have videos about it? Thanks!
Thanks, I don't have a video about that just yet, but maybe I should do one. I think he found the people that enganged with the landing page then asked them what do you find most interesting? Probably showing some mockups.
Inspiring video
Thanks yes Fares is very inspiring!
The video transitions are epileptic
Another great video !!
Thank you 😎
I can't thank you enough Sir 👍
Could you ask him how he got 200 people to visit his landing page? Where did he find those 200?
Yes I've asked him, let's see if comes here and comments. Meanwhile check this video on that subject!
ruclips.net/video/KYtkyOpjXFw/видео.html
Excellent! and motivational video.
What's better, to launch a really basic app with room for improvement or to never launch an excellent app?
Thanks.
Always MVP always launch the very basic app first. Then build from there.
You said “yes” to 7 weeks building an app “7 months - maybe”. I took almost a year to build my app. Just released in. Do you think that’s way too long? Even though I had never coded before? I was learning and building at the same time.
idk, how but I am unable to comment
At least you gave it a try...
Hey what do you think about domain name. I’m ready to start creating my app LLC is made, found the person to make it etc. but domain name is taken. Should i proceed ? And worry about in the future once I get investors ? Or should I take care of it before hand.
Hard answer to give, I would say it depends. You should also consider finding a new name. You might never get that domain and then it becomes a hassle.
@@RawStartup I bought the domain!!
It all sounds good to me, except that one little detail about talking to people.
I want to make an app that makes me rich enough to not having to talk to people. Ever again.
Ok wow, I guess we all have different goals...
Yes we do, but I am of course joking, though having worked years in technical support, on the phone in the early 2000s, there were times dealing with people's technical problems made me dream of living off the grid, on a remote island.
How he has 2 million downloads when he have 100K in Andorid and 3.8K rating in App store?
He has more than 100k on Android, that is what it means. He is obviously much bigger on IOS due to the Apple watch and Apple has pushed the like being App of the year. 2 million makes good sense.
@@RawStartup yeah apple makes it's really hard to know anything about app lol.