Want to build a successful app? This is the most effective place to start.

The biggest regret of app founders.

We’ve been lucky enough to work on a lot of projects and speak with a lot of founders.

• We’ve worked on dozens of large app projects.
• We host the How To Build An App Podcast and regularly have conversations with app founders who have scaled their model.
• We know founders of some of the most successful apps.

You know what app founders tell us over and over that they wish they would have known before they started building?
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“I wish I would have spent more time refining my vision before I started spending money on development.”
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• “I would have been so much more focused if I had been more specific about who my customer was and what problem we were solving for them.” 
• “I would have launched sooner if I was more specific about which features were mandatory for launch and which features were ‘nice to have.’”
• “I would have saved so much money if I had refined my designs before engaging a development team.”

The problem:

Let’s be honest… app development is a total black box. It seems like coders, designers, and founders all speak a different language and it’s just hard as hell to find the right people you can trust with your idea.

What most app founders do:

Because the process is so complicated, most founders just jump in and decide to “will-power” their way through. They jump in with both feet, hire a dev, engage a team and start committing code. They refine their idea as they go.
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Here’s why this doesn’t work:

Without a crystal clear vision of their project, it takes too many twists and turns — The target market gets a bit more specific, the features change, the development needs can’t keep up, and the project stalls out wasting valuable time or money.
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The answer:

Just like building a house, there is a very specific and time-tested process to building an app. (hint… it doesn’t start with hiring some random coder). We take app founders through this process so they avoid stalling out and running out of money and resources before they hit the finish line.
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Imagine building a house… would you just jump in with both feet or would you follow a process that works?
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Just like building a house, there are a specific set of steps to follow and you need to solve each step in order.
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You wouldn’t schedule your movers before you even broke ground right?

When you work with the right team and follow the right process, building your app doesn’t have to be confusing, scary, and mysterious.

You will leave the app accelerator program with:
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• A vetted feature list reviewed by a development team
• Designs for your ENTIRE app… (even the error screens and pop ups)
• A clickable prototype that you can show to friends, family, potential customers, and investors
• A pitch deck with a refined and validated presentation of your big idea
• Validation and survey results from hundreds of potential users.
  

And most importantly… LOTS of clarity around what you’re doing.

The bottom line: This helps you invest a small amount up front that will save you HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS later in your project.