hello everyone, i keep hearing about some really cool app ideas here, but it seems like many don’t get off the ground. what’s the biggest hurdle for you? is it the cost, time, or maybe just not sure where to begin? Maybe if we share our challenges, we can find some solutions together. for those who’ve already launched an app, any tips you can share with the rest of us? would love to hear your thoughts!
thanks in advance! 🙂
what's stopping you from turning that app idea into reality?
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I have an idea. I am sure it will work. But I am struggling to find a trusted developer.
Too lazy
It’s a lot of work, and working for free takes a lot of energy.
1 expense to build vs low perceived financial gain
2 apps provide shit service for a high touch industry
3 trusting a developer with the entire business
4 lack of need compared to potential business gains
I don’t know where to start
Does the world really need another app?
It coasts too much
Same problem as you. Lack of capital(ization).
The app is done. I don’t have money to launch it nor the connections to pitch to a VC. I also don’t have the pedigree to convince a VC to invest in my idea anyway.
The code has been sitting in my computer for 2 years at this point. It’s actually the entire reason I know how to program
It is a testament to the lack of feasibility. Anyone can make a successful app just like anyone with a garage could have started Amazon. Keep in mind everyone posting ideas here likely has a place to live, food to eat, a car to drive etc. Nobody depends on making an app work. There are also a million valid endeavors for every app. Apps are easy to imagine up, difficult and or expensive to get running, and very unlikely to pay off even after you get them off the ground. So for every million ideas, there are maybe a thousand apps, for every thousand apps, there is a decent payoff. It’s a shitload of investment for a big maybe. Start a service business and you cut out a very expensive and lengthy first step and get much better odds. You could start a cleaning company in a day, or make a mobile game in a year, and the odds of you being the next molly maids or the next flappy bird are basically the same. Also with apps, you are competing globally which is usually not a great idea if you are in a first world country like the us. For every Greg who cleans pools there are a thousand Rashad’s who code. Greg needs 50k a year to stay afloat, Rashad needs 5k.
Laws around international and domestic imports of items.
Laws around currency exchange.
Laws around having an app available internationally for both of the above things.
So yeah, red tape has once again destroyed an idea that I’ve done extensive market validation for.
Not having enough testers for the app to be able to be launched on the Play store haha
I have an app Idea called “Soda or Cola?” You take a picture of whatever pop you are drinking and it tells you if it is a soda or a cola.
I can code and design. But because I’m in the industry I know how competitive it is. Most people never put in enough thought and effort to validate that their app is actually needed. They also don’t know how to correctly identify market needs and predict trends, and then create the right solutions base on those predictions. Once I can bring the initial idea to a solid plan with the right targets, goals, and scope, then I can test it with a UI prototype, then test it with a MVP, then use the result of the MVP to raise capital, then actually build the scalable product, then launch.
The amount of dev work with too limited dev resources
Things get really complex and difficult by the end — you start off feeling like you’re flying and later it feels like you’re swimming through thick mud. It’s exhausting without a ton of faith and enjoyment in the pain (or reframing it as learning) and in general hard to see something through to completion
Too young , already exists ,too lazy , not enough money and not enough time
time problem, building an app often takes longer than expected