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Lean Mobile App Development

By : Mike van Drongelen, Aravind Krishnaswamy
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Lean Mobile App Development

By: Mike van Drongelen, Aravind Krishnaswamy

Overview of this book

Lean is the ultimate methodology for creating a startup that succeeds. Sounds great from a theoretical point of view, but what does that mean for you as an a technical co-founder or mobile developer? By applying the Lean Start-up methodology to your mobile App development, it will become so much easier to build apps that take Google Play or the App Store by storm. This book shows you how to bring together smarter business processes with technical know-how. It makes no sense to develop a brilliant app for six months or longer only to find out later that nobody is interested in it. Build a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) first. Validate your hypotheses early and often. Discover effective product development strategies that let you put Facebook's famous axiom "move fast and break things" into practice. A great app without visibility and marketing clout is nothing, so use this book to market your app, making use of effective metrics that help you track and iterate all aspects of project performance.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)

The MVP

After Mitchell told me about his idea, I became quite enthusiastic and we quickly decided to create our first MVP. Looking at my own personal motivation, I can tell you that I always wanted to create a Tinder-style app and, since this solution was aiming at colleges, I was particularly interested in the concept.

Let me explain that last part a bit. My other start-up adventure, Teamspot, is an e-learning solution. It is a platform that lets companies meet students on all kinds of school levels and vice versa. It facilitates the whole organization around the setup and monitoring of internships.

I have always had a vision that learning should be fun and that it is so much more than just knowing and analyzing facts. It should also be about socializing, collaboration, and all kinds of other aspects that create a great experience. If you take away the fun, then the learning...