Day 17 of building PreFlight.
Continued to iterate on the messaging, think I’ve got to a place I’m happy with. Have updating the Landing page to reflect this.
Lesson learned: Sell the benefits, not the features ✅
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Totally agree! And thanks a lot, appreciate it!
Day 16 of building Preflight.
Today i took a pause on coding & decided to spend the day trying to perfect my messaging.
My value proposition.
My ideal client profile.
My strategic narrative.
Building is easy, nailing your messaging can decide whether your app succeeds or fails
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Thanks! Trying to solve the problem most of us devs face.. launching your and getting 0 downloads on launch day
Looks good man! I’ll check it out
Day 15 of building PreFlight.
With a new name comes a new Logo
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Day 13 of building PreFlight.
Domain’s up & running so was able to test the flow on my phone. Found a couple things that broke on mobile so spent time fixing those.
Now just fixing small bugs then will open early access. Hoping to get 10 people to test it out & provide feedback 🤞🏾
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Totally agree! Couldn’t of put it better myself 🤝
Thanks! Yeah it seem everyone is preferring this name. And the rename hasn’t made me change how I think of the product but its name also does allow me to pivot product direction easier if needed.
& sounds great! Dropped you a follow 🤝 what are you working on?
Just purchased the PreFlight domain and getting ready to deploy soon!
Day 12 of building in public.
Today I learnt a lesson.. never get attached to a name. I went to purchase the FirstWave domain and found that the main one was already taken by a popular cloud service provider.
So decided to rename FirstWave to PreFlight!
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I mean we’re talking right now an app that’s an exact 1-1 copy of twitter… it has nothing to do with its execution. It’s successful cos of its funding and marketing. It seems what you’re saying is if someone else was do do the same thing but not succeed then they’re lazy
lol with a mentality like that you’ll never build anything 😂 pretty much every idea already exists
That’s a good sign to me, shows it’s a validated market
Thanks, I agree on the CTA I keep thinking it looks too long
I mean in the context of the left one the hook is “Create a waitlist for your app in seconds”
It’s common for people to create a waitlist for their app and collect emails before launching. This tool allows them to easily make one
Thanks! Mind me asking your reasoning?
Testing out different copy’s for my landing page. Which one would resonate with you as a person wanting to create a waitlist for your upcoming app?
(Left or Right)
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Added a section to FirstWaves landing page
Nice I’ll check it out! And agreed, helps keep the motivation up seeing other people building! 🚀
Day 9 of building FirstWave 🚀
Built out a new feature today: Generate and host Privacy Policies + Terms of Use directly in FirstWave 📑
As an iOS dev I’ve always hated spinning up a whole site just to host a privacy policy for App Store review.
This makes everything so easier 😮💨
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If you’re creating a new app that’s concept already exists, your MVP is not validating the app idea (as your competitors have already validated this for you). What you’re actually validating is your distribution method 🤯
It makes so much sense but I never thought of it that way
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2️⃣ When someone joins a waitlist, nothing happens. No updates. No progress. Eventually they forget they signed up & when launch day comes, that waitlist barely converts.
That’s why I’m building FirstWave.
A waitlist tool for indie devs. Simple to set up & designed to keep early supporters engaged
Something I’ve noticed building apps. Waitlists have two problems.
1️⃣ We’re forced to use email marketing tools to collect signups… They’re bloated & built for marketers, not indie devs.
Thank you!
Luckily my holiday break isn’t over yet, so gonna use the downtime to tackle some beta feedback! ❄️☃️
First up: autofocusing to the new status a task is moved to ✅
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TestFlight build approved ✅
First batch of beta invites have been sent out 🚀
For all who signed up for the beta check your inbox’s 📥
Next batch will be sent out soon for anyone else that would like to test out my app 😄
www.glidekanban.app
Thanks a lot man! Looking forward to your feedback 👌🏾
Thanks! Yeah got future plans of making a mac and iPad app. But that’s only if the app gets enough feedback 🤞🏾
