This document discusses demystifying the mobile apps ecosystem. It provides an overview of how to identify the right idea to work on, techniques for estimating customer needs like surveys and predictive search, how to select the right features and ship a product, challenges with discovery and distribution in app stores, and approaches to pricing and monetization like free vs paid apps. The presentation emphasizes the importance of having a good product and taking risks over mediocrity. It includes case studies and lessons learned from the speaker's experience co-founding mobile apps.
11. Conclusion : Demand is universal. All User are App Savvy.
Observation :Nokia Rich Countries Search for Nokia App
Need Estimation
12. Other Technique:
Ask the OEM App Store Guys for Gap in Content.
Google Predictive Search Suggestion.
BAR Test .( Difficult to do in Ahmedabad)
Online Survey
Geographic Clone & Platform Clone are good ideas.
16. Decision Framework
Your Decision Framework dont give you answer. Its a forcing
function which put a process in place to think
about product.
17. Qualities of Good Roadmap
Based On right mix of DATA & Believes.
Cohesive with Team Skill and Resources.
Responsive to Market Dynamics.
Clear about bets you are making.
NO Knee Jerk Reactions
19. 息 Kenton Kivestu
What Customers
are doing in
your product?
What Competition
Is doing right ?
What Customers
Are asking For ?
What you
want to Build ?
And Why ?
34. What We Believe at Signals
There is no substitute of having a good product.
There is a fine line between perseverance and being stupid.
Learn from everyone but contextualize it for your product .
Avoid cynics .Their Advise is actually their biography.
Between Culture and Competency . Culture always win.
Take Risk :Mediocrity kills you by thousand cuts .