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have you ever wanted to bring an app
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idea to life and turn it into a source
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of income this is what being able to
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code can unlock but here's a common trap
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most people will waste months learning
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things that don't actually move them
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closer to their goals why maybe it's a
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lack of confidence limited time or
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simply not knowing where to start if
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your goal is to build apps that provide
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value and earn money then you don't need
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to know every technical detail of a
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language or a framework to achieve this
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you just need to start and create some
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momentum in this video I'll provide a
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clear and concise Road mapap for coding
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your first app accepting payments from
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users building a high conversion landing
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page and securing your first customers
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I'll try my best to cut out all the
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fluff to give you a compressed and
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actionable plan even if you're starting
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from scratch and have zero coding
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experience before we dive into the road
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map let's talk about something that's
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just as important your mindset first you
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need to think as yourself as a problem
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solver not just a programmer you're not
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trying to memorize syntax or prompt the
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AI to write your Solutions it's about
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understanding and solving real problems
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for your users here's the truth people
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will pay you good money if you can
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resolve a pain they're struggling with
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save them time or help them make more
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money so as you learn and build always
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ask yourself how can my work improve the
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lives of others if you consistently
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focus on providing genuine value you'll
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stand out as someone who solves real
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problems not just someone who writes
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code now that you've got the right
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mindset the next step is to set clear
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goals just saying I want to learn to
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code or I want to build an app is way
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too broad you'll have no idea when
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you've achieved it and you'll constantly
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feel like you're falling short try using
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this simple formula when brainstorming
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app ideas I want to build an app that
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does X to solve y problem for these
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users or better yet build something that
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solves a problem you are currently
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facing scratch your own itch and Market
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it to other people that are facing the
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same problem from there Focus towards
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building a simple lovable and complete
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version of your app simple means it
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doesn't have to do everything just
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deliver on the one to two key features
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you promised lovable means making people
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want to use your product with good UI
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and ux and complete means your product
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should be functional at launch aim to
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ship a version one of something simple
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rather than a version 0.1 of something
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complex no pain customer wants to use an
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unfinished product a lot of people ask
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me what is the best programming language
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to learn and my answer is always what
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are you trying to build and this is why
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it's so important to set clear goals
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first it becomes much easier to decide
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which programming language or text tack
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you should learn once you have something
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in mind you want to build but remember
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this once you've picked a language and
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text stack you have to stick with it for
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a while your progress will only stall if
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you keep hopping from one language to
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another always chasing the next shiny
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object to code your first app you'll
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need to choose and learn a text stack
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instead of diving into every possible
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path I recommend using a resource like
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Road map. sh it has in-depth road maps
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for various development paths for front
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end backend mobile and more it's free
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actively maintained and most importantly
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highlights the essential and optional
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topics you should learn this keeps your
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learning focused and efficient a great
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resource to help you with your coding
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journey and one I used personally is
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scrimba scrimba is a platform with
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interactive courses on everything from
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front end to AI development their
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lessons are designed to be practical and
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Hands-On letting you edit and run code
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directly in the browser while following
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along with the tutorial they put a huge
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focus on Project based learning so it's
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perfect for applying your knowledge into
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real applications currently over 80% of
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the content is free and I personally
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recommend checking out their new AI
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engineer path it's less than 10 hours
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long and it primes you with the skills
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to work with modern AI Technologies like
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the open AI API hugging face and Lang
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chain all of which will become useful if
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you plan to implement AI features into
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your applications plus scrimber has a
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super active and welcoming Discord
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community where you can ask questions
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and get help whenever you're stuck if
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you couldn't tell I'm super excited and
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grateful to be working with scrimba
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check them out first link in the
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description once you've chosen your Tex
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deack you can speed up your learning and
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building Time by leveraging modern AI
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tools cursor and wind surf these AI Ides
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aim to boost productivity with code
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generation rewrites and reviews all
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within your editor without having to
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context switch keeping you in the Flow
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State when building Vel v0 a tool that
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lets you generate fully responsive UI
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and components in seconds and of course
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chat gbt check the description for some
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useful prompts to help you build faster
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once your app is functional you will
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want a way to monetize it start by
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deciding on your pricing model onetime
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payments customers prefer this as they
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only have to pay once to own the
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software is also quicker for generating
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Revenue subscriptions ideal for
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recurring Revenue but consider adding it
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after you see some demand include a free
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trial to let users test your product
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before they commit after deciding on a
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pricing model choose a platform to
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handle your payments stripe the most
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popular powerful and developer friendly
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platform lemon squeezy recently acquired
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by stripe but still useful for Indie
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developers who want an all-in-one
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solution with tax handling paddle useful
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if you're targeting International
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customers with the built-in tax and
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subscription management now that users
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can pay you it's time to ship your app
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so people can Discover it for web apps I
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recommend platforms like for sale
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qualify and netlify for deployment for
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mobile apps the App Store and Google
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Play Store are the most common platform
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and for browser extensions the Chrome
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Web Store Firefox and Edge add-ons are
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the main platforms once your app is
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ready you need to attract users and
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convert them into customers one way you
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can do this is by creating a landing
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page its sole purpose is to build trust
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with a stranger and convert them into
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signing up or purchasing there is a
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general structure for landing pages that
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are proven to give High conversions you
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need a clear and compelling headline
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that grabs attention and communicates
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value include visuals or demos that show
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what your app can do and how it solves
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the problem add social proof like
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testimonials or user reviews to build
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credibility and Trust I will link some
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useful resources in the description once
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you have a landing page use social media
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platforms like Reddit product hunt
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Twitter and Niche forums to spread the
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word of your launch try not to make it
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sound too salesy tell your story in a
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genuine way and what inspired you to
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make the product people who resonate
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with you will be more than happy to try
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your product and give you your first
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piece of feedback congrats on publishing
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your app and gaining your first wave of
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users but the work isn't over to turn
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your app from decent into something
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great you need to relentlessly gather
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feedback from your users and use it to
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improve add a simple feedback button
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within your app that lets users send an
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email directly to you or build a
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community where users can have open
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discussions but be mindful not all
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feedback is created equal you need to
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focus on what matters so use the
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following criteria to prioritize
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feedback frequency how often do you get
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the same pieces of feedback if the same
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issues keep getting mentioned it's
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probably worth addressing feasibility
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how easy or difficult is it to implement
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if it's a quick win implement it right
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away impact how much real value does it
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bring to your users do your users really
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need dark mode or is that time better
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spent making your app responsive for
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mobile devices the key to iterating is
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speed this means releasing updates
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quickly and often it's not uncommon for
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small startups to update production
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multiple times a day this is where
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working solo becomes your greatest asset
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you don't have a large team slowing you
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down so move as fast as you can and use
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it to your advantage for more solo
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