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40: Community

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Nov 20, 2018

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We all need connections with other people, and so much about creating a product involves being in touch with the community of people who love it. Alice, Curtis and Jelly look at how fostering a community around their products could be beneficial… and a lot of work.

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Nov 20, 2018

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Surviving in the muddy waters of the App Store as an indie isn’t easy. Alice Zhao, Curtis Herbert and Daniel “Jelly” Farrelly explore what it means to them, what they do to make it work, and how to claim your independence.

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24: Minimum Viable Product: Getting from idea to a minimum viable product is difficult, because it’s all about knowing what to ship, and making... by Independence
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1: Independence: What is independence, and why is it something that Belle, Curtis and Jelly aspire to achieve? In their inaugural... by Independence
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2: WWDC: Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) is back, and having never been, Belle wants to know what it is that... by Independence
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14: Keeping in the Loop: To continue to thrive and grow, every indie needs to spend time learning and staying aware of their industry. Our hosts... by Independence
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3: Finances: Money comes and money goes. This ebb and flow is ever more noticeable as an indie, coming with a unique set of concerns... by Independence
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4: Work/Life Balance: When the lines start to blur between work and life, it can be very difficult to make sure that you’re spending enough... by Independence
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6: Launches: A lot of thought needs to be put into launching, both with new products and even with updating existing ones. How do... by Independence
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15: Speaking to the Press: Managing press is an important part of creating products, especially around releases. Alice, Curtis and Jelly discuss... by Independence
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23: Pricing: As it turns out, Jelly has been thinking a lot about his pricing lately. He really can’t figure it out, so he calls... by Independence
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18: Health and Fitness: One of the most important assets for any indie is their health: if that fails you, it makes it really difficult to... by Independence
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5: Choosing Your Workload: One of the major parts of owning a product is that the buck stops with you in respect to the features you implement,... by Independence
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7: Side Projects: As indies, we’re naturally drawn to having projects alongside our regular workload. These can grow into whole new... by Independence
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11: Indie Stress: Stress comes in many forms, and being an indie comes with a slew of additional sources of potential stress that you... by Independence
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13: Making the Transition: Making the jump from regular job to independence is not an easy thing. There’s a lot of moving parts that you need to... by Independence
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19: The Downsides of Working Alone: There’s a plethora of good things about getting to work from home—the reduced commute time, being able to set your... by Independence
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9: Office Space: More often than not, your workspace is a reflection of who you are, and how you get things done. Taking this to heart,... by Independence
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8: Interacting with Customers: Customer support is a huge part of any business where you create products. Dealing with problems, handling requests and... by Independence
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10: Networking: Getting to know to strangers at conferences and meetups is hard, but an absolutely important part of being an indie;... by Independence
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20: Getting Things Done: The task list for indies is seemingly never-ending, and requires effort just to stay on top of what needs to be done... by Independence
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21: The Angriest Customer: Unfortunately, not every interaction you have as an indie is a positive one. Sometimes our customers run into problems,... by Independence
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25: Fixing Bugs: We all make mistakes, and Curtis is no exception. He recently shipped a bug, which got him thinking about how he,... by Independence
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17: Lessons Learned in 2017: As the new year dawns, our hosts look back at the year that was: the ups, the downs, the lessons they learned, and... by Independence
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12: External Influences: No indie is an island; we all have to deal with external influences on our projects, some better than others. From... by Independence
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27: Ask Us Anything (2018): Independence is one year old! For the inaugural birthday episode, our intrepid hosts answer your questions. They... by Independence
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26: Losing Control: There’s nothing scarier than losing control, especially when it comes to the things you’ve worked so hard to... by Independence
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16: Outsourcing: Handing work over to another person is a major step for any business owner, and as indies it can be especially scary.... by Independence
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22: Feature Creep: Avoiding bloat in a long-term project can be difficult, and it could make you wonder whether you should even continue... by Independence
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29: Financial Planning: Even as an indie, you’ll find that you need to make a bunch of decisions around what you do with the money you make:... by Independence
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31: Working Long Hours: Sometimes it can be really easy to work through a day and then keep it going until late at night, either because we... by Independence
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39: Guiding Users Through Change: Change is inevitable, but unless you bring the people using your product along for the ride, you’re going to find... by Independence
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67: A Milestone, Not a Disappointment: Curtis has won an Apple Developer Award, so Alice and Jelly give him the ultimate gift: an Independence reunion. They... by Independence
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66: Keep Not Wearing Pants: Curtis had a topic planned, but Alice and Jelly ruined everything. The three talk about their experiences through out... by Independence
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65: Subscriptions: If you’re considering doing an app with subscriptions, there’s some things you may want to consider before you make... by Independence
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64: Post-Launch Review: After launching a new thing—or an update to a thing—Jelly likes to stop, look back at the process, and evaluate how... by Independence
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63: Ethical Businesses: Running a successful business is hard, and with the myriad of decisions that you make, it’s also difficult to do so... by Independence
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62: Data Privacy: If there’s one thing that’s important when building a business around software, it’s data, but there are also... by Independence
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61: Starting New Projects: It’s sometimes far too easy to get caught up in the idea that when we create something as indies, it’s for other... by Independence
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60: Intentional Growth: Growing our products and acquiring new users is something that most indies aren’t particularly good at, but it’s a... by Independence
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59: App Launch Map: Long time friend of the show, Aleen Simms, joins our trio to talk about her upcoming project, App Launch Map, and how... by Independence
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58: Inspiration: If there’s one thing we rely on as indies, it’s inspiration. We wouldn’t be here if we didn’t have it, and... by Independence
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57: Keeping up with the Cooks: Every year at WWDC, Apple drops a bunch of new things for app developers to work on, and 2019 is no different… in... by Independence
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56: The Happiest Customer: Positive comments sure do feel nice, but should we be doing more with them than just acknowledging their existence?... by Independence
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55: The Single Point of Failure: When it comes to our businesses as indies, the weakest link in the chain is us. Alice, Curtis and Jelly look at each of... by Independence
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54: Feature Planning: Often, it can be very tempting to come up with an idea, and just start building it right away. While this can feel like... by Independence
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53: Ask Us Anything (2019): Independence is two years old, and our intrepid hosts once again answer questions fielded by listeners. Finally,... by Independence
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52: Accessibility: Accessibility is something that is often overlooked in the tech industry, and the very scope of it can be daunting.... by Independence
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51: Merchandising: If you have a product that people love, it’s entirely possible that they want ways to show it off. In the lead up to... by Independence
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50: Guiding Stars: When we start down the indie path, we usually have very purposeful ideas for the products we want to build, but many of... by Independence
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49: The (Hypothetical) Exit Strategy: With her time as limited as it is, Alice has been thinking about what her exit from the indie life might look like,... by Independence
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48: Balancing Work: Alice has started a new job, and Jelly is neck deep in a client contract, which leaves them very little time to get... by Independence
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47: Expectations: Part of running a business is dealing with your customer’s expectations, and this is no more evident than in the App... by Independence
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46: Hiring a Developer: At some stage, it’s entirely possible that you might end up needing to hire a developer to help you finish your... by Independence
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45: Launching an App: There’s a lot that goes on when launching a new app: marketing, feedback… and watching the sales chart desperately... by Independence
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44: Doing What You Love: There are a lot of benefits to doing what you love as an indie, but there are also many things that you don’t... by Independence
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43: Lessons Learned in 2018: While they ring in the new year, Alice, Curtis and Jelly look back at 2018, with all its highlights, failures,... by Independence
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42: Freemium: If you’re selling apps, odds are you’re going to go down the freemium route: offering the app for free, but... by Independence
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41: Learning from Startups: Startups and independents have a lot in common, but they differ in a lot of ways too, and the approach one takes to... by Independence
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39: Guiding Users Through Change: Change is inevitable, but unless you bring the people using your product along for the ride, you’re going to find... by Independence
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38: Beta Testing: It can be time-consuming and difficult to get good feedback from people, but it can make a world of difference for the... by Independence
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37: Evolution of an App: Software, unlike other products, tends to change and evolve over time: features are added and changed—sometimes... by Independence
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