Corey Maass
This week, Bob and Pat talk with Corey Maass, founder of theBirdy.com, about his startup, his journey to this point, and lessons learned from his earlier startups.
We also delve into the mysteries of Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for startups and how to get there, the need to get out of your office, ways of getting user feedback, why desperation is not a strategy, the recent Business of Software Conference, and more.
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Bob Walsh blogs at 47Hats, is on Twitter at @bobwalsh or you can email him at bob.walsh@47hats.com.
Patrick Foley blogs at PatrickFoley.com, is on Twitter at @patrickfoley or you can email him at patrick.foley@microsoft.com
Relevant Links:
the Birdy.
the Birdy Roadmap.
the Birdy Blog.
Zopim.
Ultra Light Startups.
Great interview. In regards to the leaderboard/roadmap, 750words.com does this as well and actually allows donor users to give more weight to desired features. It’s an interesting way to monetize and reward those who are directly contributing to the bottom line.
“Don’t scratch your own itch”
Very well emphasized! I read so many times from people “accidentally” creating good apps, to just “build it – and they will come”. Don’t do this, your outcome will rely mainly on luck.
The amount of target audience data you collect is inverse to the amount of luck you need.