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Pretty Things Work Better

by Dane on 01/27/2012

bad design kills

Bad Design Can Kill Your App

Do pretty things work better?

Yeah it’s a weird question.  Kind of doesn’t make sense really, since the look of something doesn’t actually affect the functionality of it.  Or does it?

See, I’ve made many mistakes in this app game so far.  The good thing… I’ve tried to learn from them.  One that took me a little too long to process was the theory of app design.

Design matters.

Design matters as much as functionality, because very seldom does functionality alone pay in a large market. [click to continue…]

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5 Great iPhone Wallpaper Resources

by Dane on 01/23/2012

I agree with Matt Chase.

I stumbled upon a great site called the To Resolve Project somehow.

It’s a great idea this chap had…

Get great designers to make iOS wallpapers of their new year’s resolutions.  And that then put me on a search for other great iPhone wallpapers.

As you can imagine, there are a sh*t-ton of iPhone wallpapers out there since pretty much anything can be saved as a wallpaper.  But I’m done a little sifting for ya.

Here’s 5 Great iPhone Wallpaper Resources: [click to continue…]

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3 Reasons Why Your App Idea Might Suck

January 20, 2012

I’m sorry to say, but your app idea might suck. Tricky business ideas are.  They can make you a gazillion dollars and they can take every hard earned penny you ever saved. It depends on the angle.  On motivation, shipping, and selling. Don’t fret homie… Here’s 3 reasons why your app idea might suck.  Do [...]

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For More Than Money

January 14, 2012

High School With A Benzo? You’ve probably heard the wild and, probably, true stories of 16 year old kids turning into millionaires overnight. I’m not personally aware of such an occurrence, but I don’t doubt it.  iShoot creator Ethan Nicholas swiftly quit his job after his app hit #1 in the App Store and pulled [...]

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It’s Not That Hard

January 13, 2012

You are capable enough to learn anything.  To do anything. Thomas Suarez is a 6th grader.  He’s a smart cookie, and he learned how to make apps all by himself.  See his TED talk: The point is, you don’t have to code a damn thing, and depending on your specs, you can create something great [...]

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2012: Less Is More

January 12, 2012

The 2012 Game Plan: Less Is More I heard a good quote a few months back: “If you have more than 3 priorities then you you don’t have any.” – Jim Collins True, no?

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4 Steps To Turn Ideas into iPhone Apps — FREE eBook

January 11, 2012

From Your Head To 300 Million Hands — FREE eBook Since I dove head first into the app game in mid 2010, I’ve learned quite a lot.  Since then, I’ve been asked all about it by tons of people who themselves want to create an iPhone app.  A few motivations people have: Want to be [...]

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Lessons Learned: My 2011 Year in Review

January 11, 2012

Holy crap balls.  Crazy year. How well did 2011 go? Last year was dubbed “The Year of the Track Star.”  The reason was because I wanted to track the progress of my goals. As Drucker says, “What gets measured, gets managed.” I tried to measure a bunch of stuff.  In fact, I tried to measure [...]

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The Epitome of Thanksgiving

October 11, 2011

  Watch these short vids.  Insane that I bitch about anything.  Ross puts thanksgiving, and life in perspective. Ross Capicchioni Part 1 Ross Capicchioni Part 2              

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Poke The Box (Free Workbook)

September 22, 2011

If Kevin Kelly is right, then all you need is just 1,000 “True Fans.”  And I think he is. I’m a true fan to a lot of different things.  You are too.  A few for me: McMurtry, Malto, Iggie, Joudrey, and Godin.  They are all different, they all create, and they all ship. But I wanna [...]

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