It’s off the track of this blog but it simply had to be linked and promoted as it’s the greatest game of all time – especially the music.
I wish I had the skills to attempt to make something as perfect as this. I still want to one day have a go…
Garrett’s Sifter and the race to launch
February 4th, 2009 by Jo Potts No comments »A snippet from Garrett Dimon’s blog about the creation of his app Sifter:
“Looking back, not finding a way to launch something within the first two months is the single largest mistake I’ve made with Sifter. It’s worked out well, but I definitely wish I could have been getting feedback sooner. It’s made a world of difference in helping Sifter evolve to where it is now.”
Totally agree. I think I’m really onto something with the thing I’m working on right now (bookwhen.com). I started it on the 6th Jan 09, and plan on having the first cut online before the end of the month.
By racing to launch, you can ensure your efforts haven’t been focussed on the wrong areas because there’s literally no time to go off on tangents. By launching the bare minimum, there’s the danger that people may dismiss it at first, but it’s all about the long-term and feedback is the only way to keep on the right path for your users.
Which Weekend?! (new app)
March 10th, 2008 by Jo Potts 1 comment »For anyone who’s been following my extremely sparse postings – here’s something exciting to look at - http://whichweekend.com - small simple useful. A week’s work (in the evenings) and it was super fun. Like they say – build something you want to use! I’ll be rolling out new features this coming week or two, then back to polishing off courseway (which I admit has been on hold for a while).
