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71: Mimestream - Neil Jhaveri
Nov 28, 2023
Neil Jhaveri, the developer behind the Mac email client Mimestream, discusses the challenges and costs of building an email app, the significance of a reliable email client, transitioning from consulting to Apple, and the pros and cons of bootstrapping versus seeking venture capital for a business.
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- MimeStream focused on delivering a reliable and feature-rich email experience, prioritizing user needs over trends.
- The beta period for MimeStream lasted three years, ensuring the app met users' needs and addressing any issues.
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Building MimeStream as an Independent Email App
The speaker shares their journey of building MimeStream, an independent email app. They discuss how they started casually developing the app, shared it with friends, and received positive feedback. Despite facing challenges and uncertainty about monetization, they continued building and refining the app.
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