01Read the guide MAKE IT REAL.
Good ideas deserve a better starting point.
Research. Perspective. People.
THE FIRST-BUILD PLAYBOOKFEATURED RESEARCH / 001
FROM ZERO TO SOMETHING.Start small.
Inside the MVP process
Start small.
Build
for real.
Inside the MVP process IDEA → VALIDATION → FIRST RELEASECONCEPTUAL ARTWORK
01 / THE RESEARCHA LITTLE LESS GUESSWORK.
A better
starting point.
The real costs. The difficult decisions.
The things you wish you knew before
you started. All in one place.
01Read the guide 02Read the guide From a good idea to a real product.
03Read the guide Who should actually build it?
THE BUILD DECISION / 004
04Read the guide NO
CODE.orCUS
TOM.
TWO WAYS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.CODE.orCUS
TOM.
No-code or custom? Make the call.
One app.
Big ideas.
Big ideas.
THE FIRST VERSIONHello,
possibility.
possibility.
BUILT TO BEGIN.
APP DEVELOPMENTm.
Make something happen.What does an app really cost?
06Read the guide Build a marketplace that moves.
TIME IS PART OF THE DESIGN.
one.Every good build starts somewhere.A REALISTIC GUIDE TO MVP TIMELINES
07Read the guide YOUR FIRST RELEASE
Dayone.Every good build starts somewhere.
Good things take a plan.
ONE.OR MANY.08Read the guide
A team of one. Or a whole team?
THE FIRST RELEASE / 009EVERYTHING.The right
things.
09Read the guide things.
01 One clear problem02 One useful outcome03 Real user feedback
Less, but all the right things.
One codebase.
Two platforms.
Two platforms.
THE FIRST VERSIONHello,
possibility.
possibility.
BUILT TO BEGIN.
NATIVE / REACT NATIVEm.
Make something happen.One codebase or two?
ASSUMPTION → EVIDENCE?Prove it.FIND THE SIGNAL BEFORE THE BUILD.
11Read the guide Find the evidence before the code.
12Read the guide Budget for both sides of the market.
13Read the guide The London build-partner edit.
IN GOODCOMPANY.14Read the guide
A build partner or a co-founder?
Showing 6 of 14 guides
MADE FOR THE CURIOUS.THE CONNECTION IS THE PRODUCT.A CLOSER LOOK / MARKETPLACESTwo sides.
Two sides.
One good
reason to meet.
Supply, demand and the first useful transaction. What it takes to build a marketplace people actually use.
Explore the marketplace playbook02 / THE PEOPLEGOOD PRODUCTS TAKE GOOD PEOPLE.
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