#024: Making An App Without Knowing How To Code, With Adrian and Alexander Bulley

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English - May 24, 2017 13:56 - 47.8 MB
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Adrian and Alexander Bulley are the founders of Weqool, a social fitness app that helps you get fit, by working out with friends online.

They aim to reinvent the concept of online fitness by making exercise more fun, engaging and social, regardless of where you are at that moment in time.

In this episode, you will learn what to do if you want to make an app or software product, but you don't know how to code. How to find a software developer for your idea and the benefits of creating a minimum viable product (MVP) when launching.

Check out the Show notes for resources, notes, and links from the show. Original Music by MadReal

Adrian and Alexander Bulley are the founders of Weqool, a social fitness app that helps you get fit, by working out with friends online.

They aim to reinvent the concept of online fitness by making exercise more fun, engaging and social, regardless of where you are at that moment in time.

Main points of discussion

An introduction to Adrian and Alexander Bulley
We get an overview of Weqool
An insight into the “lean startup” methodology
We find out why it was important for Adrian and Alexander to be free from a “9 to 5” Job
Alexander shares how the idea of Weqool came about
What to do if you want to make a software product, but you don’t know how to code
How to find a software developer for your idea
What to do if you don’t have enough funding to pay developers
How speaking with developers can help you flesh out your idea
The benefits of creating a minimum viable product (MVP) when launching
We learn about how to negotiate cost with developers
How to evaluate which software developer to work with
The best place to learn about front end, and back end coding
We find out what is working for promoting Weqool
How to save money while creating promotional content
Where Weqool will be in 5 years
We hear about the monetising plans for Weqool

Key points you will learn

What to do if you want to make an app or software product, but you don’t know how to code.
How to find a software developer for your idea
The benefits of creating a minimum viable product (MVP) when launching

Links and resources mentioned

Twitter Mentions

@weqool