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Optimizing Apps and When to Move On – Interview

A couple months ago, I interviewed AE member, Sophie on her app company, Applause. She got into this business knowing nothing about app development and has continually hit the top charts with her Photo App Empire. Sophie and her business partner, Stephanie, are a great case study to follow because they’re the perfect example of moving with the market. Are …

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App Hot Spot: Sophie’s Photo Apps

Meet Sophie. She likes long walks on the beach, our mutual love of Tim Ferriss, and working from home. More importantly, she was one of our first AE course members and is a great example of market research reaping rewards. She still makes $500/day on her first app, “Cut Me In“. On this App Hot Seat, we’ll analyze Sophie’s past, …

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The Art of Improved Emulation: Brooke’s SleepSmart app

Ever since I wrote App Empire, the topic that most people love to debate is my take on emulation and market research. Researching the market and following trends rather than investing in a hail-mary app seems to either really resonate with people, or tick them off. Even still, trying to emulate the marketplace isn’t enough in itself. I like to …

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Starting my own Empire: How I built my first app

Back in April, I had the privilege of being featured on Tim Ferriss’ 4HWW blog. We received a ton of positive emails about that post and I was honored to hear so many stories from people who’d made the leap to become “appreneurs.” Some of you may remember that we attached a contest to the post, where readers who submitted …