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Alright, so here are my thoughts as I begin this process again. I'm taking a quick break from my other work to being my thinking about how to get OppenUp's relaunch moving forward.
In order for me to know what is in my to do list I first need to understand the current situation.
My goal for the new OppenUp is to be an app instead of a desktop tool. That's because it appears that the market is adopting the mobile video platform a lot more than desktop based services. There seems to be this idea that if you're on a desktop you have to be more formal, although is not the case mobile video sharing inspire originality, spontaneous interactions and more transparency - which is what I want and need from future OppenUp's users.
So the goal is to have a video based tool that is entirely mobile driven with support through desktop access.
What do you think?
Unless I can find a mobile developer that wants to partner with me and can do both iOS and Android applications I will most likely have to bootstrap my new app and pay someone myself which will mean I will only be able to deliver an app for one platform. I will go with my gut instinct on this and pick Apple's iOS.
I am also learning to build using #swift programming developed my Apple, so I think that would help.
I recommend this online course check it out here: OneMonth.com
When are an entrepreneur with an idea that is technology driven such as is an app but have no technical skills, you need to decide whether you want to spend your time learning to pitch ( I recommend the Steve Job's Presentation Secrets listed on the right here) and looking for amazingly great entrepreneurial computer scientists/programmers/software engineers/hackers that are also interested in your idea, have no other opportunities going on, like to work super hard for no pay, and trust you as a leader to where will join your startup or you can learn to code yourself and as you learn and ask other programmers for their help on particular issues and you build your network of programmer helpers and that way you at least learn to code, good for any other opportunity and you build a circle of contacts for when you are ready to pitch and invite them to join your startup.
Trust me you can easily spend a year looking for programmers or spend that time learning yourself.
That or save the money required to build an app, typically these days this run from about $35,000 and up.
Because I have no money for this project and I am planning on launching this the typically way most entrepreneurs start - with no money - I will go with the latter, learn some more code @ OneMonth.com, talk to more programmers, attend or host meet up evens where I can meet programmers and go from there.
Next I think I will create a rough outline to the things I need to take care of which will serve as foundation of my actual plan and the strategy to follow.
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I will try to begin my app using what I have learned through OneMonth, check out my progress of another app I'm building: Photog.
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