finding community

  • Seek out people and communities you look up to
  • Ask them what kinds of problems they have
  • Ask them what could be done to make their lives better

questions to ask

  • How do i make interactive elements obvious to click?
  • Who can i partner with

Template for Building a Product

1. Business

  • Market Research (Competitions and Product market)
  • Profit Model
  • Partnership Opportunities
  • Engagement Potential

2. Branding

  • Mission Statements
  • Building an Engagement Funnel (Reddit/Twitter/TikTok influence)
  • Domain name/names
  • Blogging/Vlogging
  • Content Creation (ads)
  • Network Feelers

3. Product

  • UI/Design + User testing
  • Directory/Github (the project skeleton, the Frontend outline)
    • Pages and Layouts
    • Page Navigation
  • Core Backend Feature
  • Userbase (and how they interact with the backend)
  • Data (RDB, Document-Tables etc.)
  • Architecture (Lambda, DynamoDB, etc.)
  • Deployment (Amplify)
  • CTAs (calls to action, ensure marketed feature is a part of app)
  • Full Frontend
    • Fonts and Images
    • CSS Styling Template
    • Database fetching
    • Rendering
    • Data mutation
    • Error pages
    • Authentication
    • Metadata
  • Tests
  • Error Monitoring

4. Logistics

  • Wiki/Documentation
  • Team Structure
  • Communications
  • Accounts
  • Password Management
  • Funding Logistics
  • Incorporation and Legal stuff