App Guy:
100 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsPaul Kemp, host of The App Guy Podcast Creates Inspiring Founder Stories, Growth Hacking, Funding, Getting Beta Testers, Big Data, Lifestyle, Startups
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539 Reshaping Your Approach To Startup Success
October 13, 2017 15:00 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBHere are the 3 things I learned from Derik... The pleasure of working on your own app startup comes from the effort you put in Starting an app is all about asking What Is The Problem, Who Is It Solving For, Can You Speak To These People? Core metrics to focus on are revenue, retention rate for 1,3,7 days and conversion to paid subscriptions
538 How We Raised $37 Million Yet Coped WIth 600 Competing Apps
October 06, 2017 15:00 - 26 minutes - 37.3 MBHeini Zachariassen, CEO & Founder at Vivino talks through his journey from taking an app idea and touching 26 million people and selling $40 million worth of wine
537 How To Inspire Non-Payers To Spend In Your App
September 29, 2017 15:00 - 32 minutes - 45.4 MBRachel Cook, Founder/CEO at Seeds, talks about hr journey into stock trading, comedy, film directing and the inception of her idea during a night in a Kenyan jail.
536 This Advice Helped Me Raise $39m By Anthemos Georgiades
September 22, 2017 15:00 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MBAnthemos Georgiades CEO at Zumper talks about his courage leaving a well respected early career in consulting because his idea was passionately burning a hole in his soul Resources: Website / Twitter / Linkedin Here are the 3 things I learned from Anthemos... Often the biggest challenge is to remain focussed when running your startup The first $1 million is often harder to raise then the next $38 million Early fund raising is best served by having a single story and focussing on one ...
535 Solving A Problem You Didn't Know Existed with Moshik Raccah
September 15, 2017 15:00 - 25 minutes - 36.1 MBListen to feedback to understand the real problems of your users Doing a startup is not something you do because you think you're going to be successful and the next billionaire like Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg. If you're leaving a large company to do something on your own, it's got to be such a burning passion within you that you absolutely have to do it It's harder to self-promote when you're asking for help or you're asking a question. A founder has to rely on the kindness o...
534 How A Podcast Episode Of a16z Changed My Life by Sandeep Jain
September 07, 2017 14:26 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MBSandeep Jain, CEO and co-Founder of Leela Labs Inc. We talk through how listening to inspiring content from podcasts can make a dramatic change in your life.
533 Lennart van der Ziel : How We Earned 1500 International Media Publications In 2 Months
September 01, 2017 10:32 - 33 minutes - 47.2 MBHere are the 3 things I learned from Lennart... Customers are always better than equity funding. Customers provide a good way of validating an idea A good PR strategy is to get a booth at Mobile World Congress, get access to the press list, schedule interviews with limited time slots and have newsworthy press releases on several topics every few weeks to follow-up Getting very specific about your metrics is essential. e.g. something like we know 10% of an email list will engage and pledge, s...
532 Kay Minglani Get Millions Of Downloads Building Apps People Open Daily
August 18, 2017 08:54 - 24 minutes - 34.1 MBHere are the 3 things I learned from Kay... Get quotes (with keyword data) from several SEO firms to help validate your idea Spend a majority of your time interviewing potential users before touching a line of code Create a 'toothpaste' type app. In othe
531 Alexis Dornier : Startup Life Reimagined
August 11, 2017 13:00 - 37 minutes - 52.2 MBAlexis Donier : Founder, Architectural Designer living in Ubud, Bali
530 Soren Nielsen : We Started As Wine Entrepreneurs And Went On To Raise $82,653 On Kickstarter
July 28, 2017 15:00 - 26 minutes - 36.9 MBSoren Nielsen, Founder & CEO at ERNIT . His mission is to empower children with real bank accounts and help them understand the value of money. Have you ever heard of the term wine entrepreneurs? No - then listen to this episode.
529 Alicia Roisman Ismach : How To Dream Of Changing The World
July 21, 2017 15:00 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MBAlicia Roisman Ismach, Serial Fintech Entrepreneur - Focus on Payment & Banking Technology. Alicia left Argentina at the age of 16 years old. She dreamt of changing the world. Listen to her story of how she is living up to her dream.
528 Vadim Rogovskiy : How To Start A Startup Without Ruining Your Life
July 14, 2017 13:00 - 26 minutes - 37.4 MBHere are the 3 things I learned from Vadim Rogovskiy, CEO of Clickky Start with a low cost side project or hobby to avoid early financial risk You'll know when it's time to quit your day job. In Vadim's case, it was when his side project was earning $10,000 per month Starting your own startup means you'll be the leader of your own life
527 Nathan Raffel - Start Your Startup Focussing On A Personal Problem
June 30, 2017 14:13 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MB527 Nathan Raffel - Start Your Startup Focussing On A Personal Problem
526 Emily Utter - Earning Six Figures Coaching Adventurous Entrepreneurs
June 23, 2017 12:46 - 25 minutes - 34.9 MBWe talk about Bali, entrepreneurs living adventurous lives, quitting a corporate job and much more...
TAGP525 Zahi Boussiba - How To Start A Startup Without Falling Into Financial Ruin
June 09, 2017 15:00 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MBHere are the 3 things I learned from Zahi... Starting a startup is HARD. Expect the journey to last 5 to 10 years Start with a problem, build a prototype, get paying customers - only then seek funding Understand the users journey through your app. Zahi discovered 70% of his users were not sharing their location when first asked, hence engagement was very low
TAGP524 Habits Of Eventual Millionaires
May 19, 2017 13:02 - 33 minutes - 46.9 MBNotes from recording an episode of The Eventual Millionaire with Jamie Masters [Tardy] this week.
TAGP523 Adam Barker : Guide To Fundraising For A New Startup
May 12, 2017 13:00 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBAdam Barker CEO & Co-Founder at MagnaPass. We talk about raising funds for an early stage startup, real life examples of going through a pre-seed Angel syndicate, aiming for a raise of £300,000 and tips for pitching to groups of investors. Listen out for the entertaining story of sleeping in the car during a snow storm to pitch to investors in the morning.
TAGP522 Paul Kemp - 15 Big App Entrepreneurial And Life Lessons From 500 Episodes
May 05, 2017 16:02 - 52 minutes - 73.3 MBHere are 3 things I learned from creating this best of show: Focus on your strengths, find the vehicle to share your gifts with the world and have a clear sense of the people you want to serve Solve a real world problem, ensure enough people also think it's a problem, confirm people will pay for your solution before investing the time and money to build your solution Build an audience, listen to want they want then deliver a minimum viable product to test, validate and gain valuable feedba...
TAGP521 Alex Quilici : How I Sold My Startup For $200 Million Just 18 Months After It Was Founded
April 28, 2017 15:00 - 25 minutes - 36.1 MBAlex Quilici, the CEO of YouMail. YouMail is an intelligent call manager that stops robocalls with its highly accurate caller ID and smart blocking technology. They’ve developed a monthly robocall index that tracks the scale and scope of invasive robocalls nationwide that has been frequently cited in national media. YouMail was recently called a superior alternative to iOS 10’s Visual Voicemail and Google Voice in a PCMag software review.
TAGP520 David Kingsbury : How Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine Trainer Changed My Life
April 21, 2017 14:00 - 31 minutes - 44 MBDavid Kingsbury is a personal trainer working with A-List actors on films such as Assassins Creed, The Huntsman, The wolverine, X-Men Days Of Future Past and more. Our mutual friend, Andreas Kambanis introduced us after learning that HEALTH is my theme for 2017. This introduction changed my life forever. I am the healthiest and the fittest I can remember being. I hope this episode inspires you to take all necessary steps toward your healthier future.
TAGP519 Dave Schools : I Am Fun Employed And Live In A Different City Every Three Months
April 14, 2017 14:00 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBDave Schools is fun employed. He moves to a different city every 3 months
TAGP518 Josiah Humphrey : 19 Yr School Drop Out Builds Multi-Million Startup With $3,000
April 06, 2017 13:44 - 44 minutes - 61.9 MBJosiah Humphrey Co-Founder and co-CEO at Appster started at the young age of 19. He's taken $3,000 and turned it into a global company with over 350 employees. Learn how Josiah built a sustainable business and pick up some genuine tips to succeed yourself. Resources: Website / Twitter / Linkedin Here are the 3 things I learned from Josiah... Your product is the marketing, so make an awesome app Find a core problem Seek feedback, validate by being smart, build a prototype and talk ...
TAGP517 Rob Caraway : An Appreneur Making Apps That Actually Sell
March 30, 2017 19:11 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBRob Caraway is an appreneur who makes apps that sell. He's an indie app developer, growth hacker, entrepreneur & product guy who's worked on over 20 app projects since 2011. Rob has built and sold an app portfolio of 725,000 downloads which has netted him over $240,000 in only 2 years. We can all learn something from Rob's app journey.
TAGP516 David James : Why I Quit Investment Banking And Built A #2 Grossing App
March 24, 2017 13:26 - 30 minutes - 42.6 MBDavid James, Founder of https://TotalCarCheck.co.uk quit his career in Investment banking to build a #2 top grossing app in the utilities section of the iOS app charts. We talk about how David made technology choices, how he engages users, how he optimises for conversions and the psychology of persuading someone to buy an inApp purchase.
TAGP515 Louise Doherty : Lesson Learned Working As A Solopreneur Accepted Into Techstars
March 17, 2017 14:01 - 19 minutes - 27.9 MBLouise Doherty CEO & founder - PlanSnap talks about how to give a great elevator pitch, what it's like working for an accelerator like Techstars and how to cope in the startup world working for yourself as an app solopreneur.
TAGP514 Jo Overline : The Press Fabricated Fake News About This #1 App
March 10, 2017 15:00 - 28 minutes - 40.3 MBJo Overline created the controversial app called Ugly Mug. It propelled him into app stardom where everyone on the planet seemed to be downloading the app. It reached #1 instantly. However, it wasn't all plain sailing because the main stream media made up fake news about Ugly Mug to stir up the controversy.
TAGP513 From Corporate Cubicle Friends To Co-Founders Representing 100 Billion App Launches Per Month
March 03, 2017 15:00 - 27 minutes - 38.9 MBAndrew Levy, Co-Founder & CSO and Rob Kwok, Co-Founder and CTO at Apteligent.
TAGP512 Prabhjot Singh : Solves The Biggest Problem App Developers Face
February 24, 2017 14:46 - 25 minutes - 35 MBPrabhjot Singh Co-Founder and President Of Pyze. Prabhjot helps mobile app publishers solve their biggest challenge - engaging and retaining users.
TAGP511 Scott Barstow : Leading Without Coding : A How-To Guide for Non-Technical Co-Founders
February 17, 2017 16:00 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBIt really is possible to start a tech product without a technical co-founder. Listen to an in-depth chat about starting a tech startup as a non-technical founder
TAGP510 Christian Rouffaert : Why Are People Still Putting Ads In Their Apps?
February 10, 2017 11:46 - 29 minutes - 41 MBChristian Rouffaert is a Digital Entrepreneur, London, working in Information Technology and Services. Discover a viable alternative to putting rubbish ads in your beautiful apps. Get paid to provide valuable data to the large telco companies. It's GENIUS and a must listen to episode for all small teams of developers or solo Appreneurs.
TAGP509 Alex Austin : Scaling From Nothing To 4 Billion Requests Per Day Has Been A Monumental Task
February 03, 2017 16:09 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBAlex Austin CEO/Software engineer at Branch Metrics. Alex takes us through his journey. It starts from building lots of apps and desperately seeking downloads, such as a photo printing app, and ends in building an internal product to cope with deep linking challenges which ultimately has led to the extremely successful Branch.
TAGP508 Benjamin Yee: Up Yours University And Corporations Because I'm My Own Boss
January 27, 2017 15:00 - 21 minutes - 42.6 MBBenjamin Yee, Founder of EMERGE App has followed a different path, but one which I think is truly inspirational. If only I heard stories like this before leaving for University and then the usual corporate city life. Ben has never worked in a corporate or been to university, yet he's a successful startup app founder.
TAGP507 Gret Glyer - Live A Life Of Purpose And Don't Fall Into The Corporate 9-5 Trap
January 11, 2017 20:30 - 30 minutes - 42.8 MBAn app that is changing the way we give money. Listen to what it's like to have an appreneur life filled with a purpose to help change the world for the better.
TAGP506 Ted Fifelski : Deconstructing The Opportunity In Fintech
January 04, 2017 16:00 - 36 minutes - 50.8 MBTed Fifelski Founder of Gane.io talks about overcoming the burden of red tape in the Fin Tech space
TAGP505 Martijn de Kuijper : How To Have A Rocket Fuelled Launch On Product Hunt
December 28, 2016 16:00 - 24 minutes - 34.5 MBMartijn de Kuijper Founder of Revue talks to us about his rocket fuelled Product Hunt launch which attracted over 1,100 upvotes on Product Hunt. Martijn shares with us his story of the ups and downs of being a maker.
TAGP504 Chris Savage : A Dream Come True - Building A Company With My University Buddy
December 21, 2016 08:00 - 24 minutes - 34 MBChris Savage Founder and CEO of the video marketing platform Wistia. Chris inspires us about his dream come true: having the opportunity to work alongside his friend from University to build a company.
TAGP503 Dmitry Dragilev : How To Get Free Press for Your App Startup
December 15, 2016 10:38 - 33 minutes - 49.8 MBDmitry Dragilev., founder of JustReachOut.io Dmitry single handedly grew a startup from 0 to 40M+ pageviews through PR and got acquired by Google a few years back. He has published 1300+ articles in press and has written guest articles for most major tech publications. He currently runs a PR SaaS called JustReachOut and PR coaching course PRThatConverts currently used by 3500+ entrepreneurs and startups to find and pitch journalists without the help of PR firms.
TAGP502 James Eder : User Does A 500K Business Deal As A Result Of Using This App
December 07, 2016 12:16 - 31 minutes - 44.6 MBJames Eder Founder & Chief Collision Creator @ Causr.co . James recently launched his app startup, but he already has a user who has generated over $500,000 in business as a result of using his app CAUSR. James is seeking a tech co-founder. Can you help?
TAGP501 Vivek Chugh : Entrepreneur.com Thinks This App Might Just Take Over Facebook
November 30, 2016 13:05 - 31 minutes - 43.2 MBVivek Chugh, Founder of Listables walks us through his appreneur journey. Leaving a successful career at Zynga, Vivek devotes himself to his app idea. Listables is a collaborative checklist app built on the back of community. Learn from this inspiring entrepreneur as he talks us through the ups and downs over his 18 month app startup.
TAGP500 Skype Co-Founder Jaan Tallinn - Our Biggest Existential Threat Is A.I
November 22, 2016 17:49 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MBJaan Tallinn : Skype Co-Founder talks about artificial intelligence being our biggest existential threat to a humans as a species.
TAGP499 Paul Kemp : Answering Your Questions On App Funding, Beta Testers, App Launches And More
November 19, 2016 14:34 - 40 minutes - 60.8 MBPaul Kemp , the host of The App Guy Podcast answering your questions on app funding, finding beta testers, doing app launches and more
TAGP498 Victor Ricci : The College Student With A 250 Million Follower Reach
November 10, 2016 23:07 - 24 minutes - 34.4 MBVictor Ricci : The College Student With A 250 Million Follower Reach
TAGP497 Abe Cohn The Next Gold Rush Is Called The Green Rush
November 02, 2016 16:41 - 35 minutes - 46.2 MBIn this episode we talk about the Green Rush, brand protection, patents
TAGP496 Shem Magnezi : F**K You Startup World
October 24, 2016 13:04 - 42 MBShem Magnezi Lead Android Developer @ MyRoll (Acquired by AVG Technologies). His Medium post went viral. It's called: F**k You Startup World We spend this episode looking at the backlash to all the online hype about a life in Startups Resources: Medium Post / Linkedin
TAGP495 The Story Of the Million Dollar App Startup Called Sup
October 19, 2016 11:47 - 19 minutes - 30.2 MBThe story of ex-Googler Rich Pleeth and his Million Dollar App startup
TAGP493 Chris Herbert : My Journey Selling 3.5 Million TrackR Devices For iPhone And Android
October 04, 2016 22:33 - 36 minutes - 50.5 MBChris Herbert CEO at TrackR talks about his rollercoaster journey to selling 3 1/2 million TrackR devices. If you are struggling to make it as an app entrepreneur, have you considered making hardware for iPhone / Android? This episode will unravel the truth behind starting a startup focussed on hardware.
TAGP492 Mait Muntel : My First Startup - We Have 1/2 Million Beta Testers
September 30, 2016 19:14 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBMait Muntel, Founder at Lingvist. This is his first startup, but already he has over 1/2 million beta testers (without a single bit of marketing) and he's got the co-founder of Skype as an early investor. He left the team at CERN who discovered the GOD particle to start this startup. It's an inspirational episode.
TAGP491 Logan Estop-Hall : It's App Growth Hacking, But Not As You Know It
September 27, 2016 15:00 - 37 minutes - 52.1 MBLogan Estop-Hall Co-Founder and CEO at Rebel Hack Studios. Logan has a great way of leveraging growth by using data and analysing the hell out of your app users journey. He can unlock growth before you plough money into marketing and PR.
TAGP490 Anthony Martin : How I Went From Fixing Phones In My Dorm-Room To Founding A Multi-Million Startup
September 23, 2016 16:00 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MBAnthony Martin : How I Went From Fixing Phones In My Dorm-Room To Founding A Multi-Million Startup