45: Launching an App
Published 29 January 2019 • Hosted by Alice Zhao, Curtis Herbert, Daniel “Jelly” Farrelly, Heidi Helen Pilypas and Ish Shabazz
There’s a lot that goes on when launching a new app: marketing, feedback… and watching the sales chart desperately hoping that things go according to plan. Heidi Helen Pilypas and Ish Shabazz join the show to talk about the recent launch of Capsicum, along with all the excitement and horror that ensued.
Episode Chapters
| Start Time | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | Introductions | |
| 00:00:42 | Where did the name come from? | |
| 00:03:02 | What is Capsicum? | |
| 00:04:51 | How did you settle on subscriptions as your business model? | |
| 00:11:17 | How did you prepare in the lead up to your launch? | |
| 00:19:45 | How much did Capsicum's design affect the reception of the app? | |
| 00:22:11 | How did you handle bugs and other feedback post-launch? | |
| 00:32:09 | What advice do you have for people launching apps in the future? | |
| 00:34:21 | Wrap-up | |