Intro
I'm starting a new blog series that I intend to continue for a few years, where I will describe my whole experience building a technology startup from scratch. I am a software developer now running my own, brand new company with a lot of ideas for apps and projects which I am now developing one at a time.
- A very casual series where we will discuss: business strategy, picking your battles, marketing, software development practices, implementation of ideas, project management and other fascinating insights about the market.
- We will focus on the mobile field, marketing and other tech opportunities.
- We will start with creating simple iOS applications from scratch, and documenting our progress with periodic updates.
- Anyone can ask me questions and learn from my mistakes, as the operation grows.
- You could also give me hints, if I get stuck, if you want to share your own experience.
- We will focus on the mobile field, marketing and other tech opportunities.
- We will start with creating simple iOS applications from scratch, and documenting our progress with periodic updates.
- Anyone can ask me questions and learn from my mistakes, as the operation grows.
- You could also give me hints, if I get stuck, if you want to share your own experience.
About Myself
- My skills include: programming, project management, leading small teams, playing jazz guitar/piano, video/audio production, recording and singing.
- I am a 34 year old software developer from the Toronto area.
- I went to college in Toronto for Computer Science taking taking 9 semesters in total, including a 2-semester co-op term.
- Graduated in 2005, and since then I have had 10 full time programming jobs without taking any breaks in between, other than vacations.
- The last 3 gigs have all been contract, since I started consulting.
- I've been involved in many practices: client, server, mobile, databases, operations support, software design, implementation, outsourcing, leading small teams, but mainly programming.
- I have settled into specializing in iOS architecture, because I enjoy the Xcode environment and like the iPhone and the apple ecosystem.
- I am however interested in pursuing the following areas: content creation, social media marketing, big data and statistical analysis, web 2.0, android, wearables, IoT, VR, Blockchain and other future cutting edge tech.
- I am a 34 year old software developer from the Toronto area.
- I went to college in Toronto for Computer Science taking taking 9 semesters in total, including a 2-semester co-op term.
- Graduated in 2005, and since then I have had 10 full time programming jobs without taking any breaks in between, other than vacations.
- The last 3 gigs have all been contract, since I started consulting.
- I've been involved in many practices: client, server, mobile, databases, operations support, software design, implementation, outsourcing, leading small teams, but mainly programming.
- I have settled into specializing in iOS architecture, because I enjoy the Xcode environment and like the iPhone and the apple ecosystem.
- I am however interested in pursuing the following areas: content creation, social media marketing, big data and statistical analysis, web 2.0, android, wearables, IoT, VR, Blockchain and other future cutting edge tech.
Key Intentions:
- Keep projects as simple as possible
- Focus on best practice, clear UI design
- Clear definition of features and problems
- Targeting the mass global market.
- Accelerating the rate of development, by building a set of generic automation tools and a shared codebase that can be reused.
- I am new to social media marketing, but I will be be documenting the process of learning and practicing marketing from the perspective of a software professional.
- Focus on best practice, clear UI design
- Clear definition of features and problems
- Targeting the mass global market.
- Accelerating the rate of development, by building a set of generic automation tools and a shared codebase that can be reused.
- I am new to social media marketing, but I will be be documenting the process of learning and practicing marketing from the perspective of a software professional.
Starting Portfolio
JamCat App - band activity, song list, and set list manager. Website and iOS app that organizes bands and everything they know how to play. This took me a few years to build. I'd say there are over 1000 hours invested in this app part time since 2012.
Song Transpose - An app that helps you move chord progressions up and down, ignoring everything else contained in a song profile. This was a 3 week project. It made 70 sales so far, without any promotion effort whatsoever.
Meow Pix - a Relaxation app containing images of cats, classical music, sound effects, and other features. This only took 3 weeks to build. A 45 hour effort.
- These apps are just the starting point, used as a learning platform for marketing.
- I will keep open to building ideas in sectors other than mobile, however, the scope is to be kept minimal, to fit an MVP format.
- I will keep open to building ideas in sectors other than mobile, however, the scope is to be kept minimal, to fit an MVP format.
In the next episode I will describe my current strategy and brand new set of projects that I'm working on, as well as others that are in the pipeline. Also look forward to an occasional vlog on my YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/FranticRock
Cheers,
Alex
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