Empower Apps Indie Dev #5 - Knowing Your Market with David Barnard
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Show Notes
- Does not being a developer help?
- How to check if there's market for your idea?
- What markets attract “scammy” apps?
- The Future of App Store
- Building a Better App Store
- Biggest Mistake Indies Do
Social Media
Email
leo@brightdigit.com
GitHub - @brightdigit
Twitter
BrightDigit - @brightdigit
Leo - @leogdion
Instagram - @brightdigit
Patreon - empowerappshow
Credits
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
- Edward Sanchez
- Steven Lipton