What will you get
- Intro
- Why you should take the Mini Startups course
- Why I started the Mini Startups course
- Why I started Mini Startups (pt. 2)
- I. UI/UX Design Module
- Interesting Slack app that probably has a lot of users
- Designing Meme Doppler in less than 30 minutes
- Meme Doppler competitors
- Designing Zebra App
- Zebra + Meme Doppler designs (Sketch file)
- Building a company live on Reddit – StudyHub
- II. Business Module
- Why I’m bullish on Slack apps
- Listen to your customer’s problems instead of their solutions, because chances are they don’t know what they want
- I’ve never even started a company. What do I need?
- Issuing equity to founders – maximize motivation!
- Listen to but also build for your customers
- Partner with the high intelligence, high integrity, high energy people
- The missing key trait in a co-founder – character!
- The people you work with should have Principal (AKA founder) mentality
- Give people only as much access as they need, no MORE!
- Starting a shell + subsidiary company
- Novo vs Azlo – which challenger bank is better for business?
- Use LinkedIn automation tool Linked Helper for finding software devs
- Finding software engineers on UpWork
- II. Business Module: Quiz
- Become a better founder through “mini” angel investing
- Coming up with app ideas – find demand
- III. Legal Module
- IP Assignment – have everyone sign it ASAP
- Cease and desist letters – don’t panic! It’s not that scary
- Memo of Understanding makes it easier to highlight roles/responsibilities
- Independent Contractor Agreement – an exchange of value between two parties
- NDAs – Unilateral or Mutual?
- Unconscionable documents, be fair with your employees/contractors
- Do what’s right for the company as a whole, including clear communication
- Operating Agreement – this details how your company operates
- Start with the highest leverage document and then move downwards
- Royalty Contract – incentivize the long term, but put a cap on it!
- Legal Docs
- Term Sheet AMA w/ Brian Alford
- How to get an Instagram username someone else has or is inactive
- IV. Growth Hacking Module
- Growth hacking – is your app worth marketing?
- What is the REAL definition of product-market fit?
- App Decision Matrix Part 1 – Yik Yak revived
- App Decision Matrix Part 2 – Yik Yak competitor?
- App Decision Matrix Part 3 – Zebra, an anonymous chat app
- App Decision Matrix Part 4 – Meme Doppler, a weather app for memes
- App Decision Matrix Part 5 – Visa Information, a VISA app for travelers
- How do I come up with an app idea? iOS App Store
- 7 guerrilla tactics to market your B2C App
- Growth hacking on reddit (via niche spamming)
- Growth hacking on Reddit Public Access Network (RPAN): 1,263 unique watchers, 65 upvotes, 2 downvotes, 9 new followers
- IV. Growth Hacking Module: Quiz
- Cold calling roadmap – 8 phone calls to close a deal
- Cold calling – Honesty is the best sales tool
- Slack App Ideas
- Pomodoro Timer – another Slack App favorite
- Poll Cat – A funny Slack app
- LiveCall – my high-conviction Slack App
- Every Slack app organized by Alexa Ranking as of April 2020
- A combined iOS + Slack app
- Mini Startups Slack App – Pomodoro Timer
- Mini Startups Slack App – Poll Cat
- Mini Startups Slack App – LiveCall
