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Co-Founder at Chargeback. Bootstrapped @Hashtag_Expert to $5m ARR.
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Aug 16, 2022 9 tweets 2 min read
Image/video storage is really broken for mobile apps. I've spent two weeks (off/on) implementing this into Fooga.

Problem: I wanted moderation, cdn, and a simple SDK. I love DigitalOcean's Space's product, super clean UX and intuitive with a CDN built-in, but no moderation and no mobile SDK.

They're compatible with AWS S3 SDKs, but implementing S3 is a nightmare on iOS. Tons of boilerplate. You need to set up AWS-Amplify, billing, etc.
Mar 22, 2022 22 tweets 3 min read
Making amazing App Store screenshots is one of the highest-leverage things you can do to boost your app downloads and sales for free.

🧵 Here are my 20 tips for making KILLER App Store screenshots: 1/ Don't advertise features, sell a story - put yourself in the shoes of someone who searched for an app like yours and think about how to convince them your app is the #1 solution for their problem
Mar 16, 2022 53 tweets 7 min read
Surveys are one the best tools in your business toolkit for improving your products and apps. I've surveyed 10s of thousands of users. Here are my top 50 tips for effectively using surveys! 1/ Survey users at consistent points in the user flow. Surveys are incredibly useful for figuring out how changes in product impact user satisfaction over time
Mar 11, 2022 15 tweets 3 min read
One of the biggest mistakes I see devs/founders make when they launch their app is supporting TOO many devices / platforms / and "nice to have" features! Here's 11 reasons you shouldn't do that: 1/ The more surface area of development you need to cover, the less quality and time you can invest in the core user experience of your app
Mar 3, 2022 53 tweets 11 min read
I've been building apps since 2014 and have made a TON of mistakes along the way. Let me save you some time and help you avoid a lot of pain and frustration, here are my 50 tips for making it as a solo developer 1/ If you ever plan on selling your app, things will be a lot more complicated if you have an iCloud entitlement because then you can't transfer an app. Try to avoid using iCloud or CloudKit
Jan 12, 2022 13 tweets 2 min read
Here were my calculations:
a) Wordle is a ripoff of another game
b) Wordle the word isn't trademarked and there's a bunch of other unrelated word apps named the same thing
c) Wow, I'll hack together something on the weekend and see if I can make a buck I used a similar UI because I made the app in a WEEKEND. I was already working on an update with a different UI. Twitter can be fucking hell scape some times and you all need to calm down because this happens 1000s of times a week with other apps.