1. How to get your
App or Site built

2. BEST PRACTICES
About Joe
● 4 time founder / CEO
● Raised $20 Million, 2 Exits
● Entrepreneur Teacher (60+ companies)
Web Mobile RoR iPhone Android
● Opinionated Guy…

3. BEST PRACTICES
Problem
* Have concept
* How do I get it developed?

4. Modus Operandi (from SourcePad) BEST PRACTICES

5. BEST PRACTICES
Wireframing
1) Sketch - NOT beautiful
2) Use:
Google Drawing
Balsamiq
Paper (and FAX/scanner)

6. BEST PRACTICES
Functional Comparable
1) Similar functions (not competitive)
2) Successful sites
- Usable
- Conventions

7. BEST PRACTICES
Bounce off market
1) Customer Development
- Steve Blank
2) User Testing
- Comparative

8. BEST PRACTICES
Development Options
1) Hire staff
2) Technical Co-Founder
3) Outsource
4) DIY

9. 1. Hire staff
● Pros
○ Dedicated Resource
○ Can access great talent
● Cons
○ Most expensive route
○ Can’t go on and off
■ Could be a mismatch after early MVP pivots

10. 2. Technical Co-Founder
● Pros
○ Saves on capital
○ Gain a partner
● Cons
○ Talent pool is much smaller
○ Have to be top-of-your game, top of the class

11. 3. Outsource
● Pros
○ Can match MVP iterations with resource payments
○ With global economy can pay lower wages
● Cons
○ Lot of potential issues
■ miscommunication, unresponsive, bad code
○ Even tougher to find good developers

12. 4. DIY (learn to code)
● Pros
○ No cash out of pocket
○ In control of everything
● Cons
○ Can take a long time
■ miss opportunity
○ Results might not be so good
■ Programming might not be your forte

13. Development Options Grid

14. BEST PRACTICES
Managing Development
● Talent
● Goals
● Communication

15. BEST PRACTICES
Talent
" The best developers are 10x as productive as
average developers. "
- Joel Spolsky (Joel on Software)
www.joelonsoftware.com/
SourcePad hires 1 out of 60 developers it interviews / tests

16. BEST PRACTICES
Goals
● Concrete written
● Defined time frame
● Retain agility / pivot
SourcePad system & demo: Pivotal Tracker / Scrum notes

17. BEST PRACTICES
Communication
● Mandated
Daily, if not more
● Video
● Living documentation
Meeting notes
Grids

18. BEST PRACTICES
It’s the product, st____ !
●Easy to use
●Pinpoint focus
●Epiphany
Example: join.me

19. BEST PRACTICES
It’s the product, st____ !
●Easy to use
●Pinpoint focus
●Epiphany
Example: join.me

20. BEST PRACTICES
To summarize
● Follow best practices when developing your app
● Modus Operandi is a good start
● It's the product !

21. BEST PRACTICES
To summarize
● Follow best practices when developing your app
● Modus Operandi is a good start
● It's the product !

22. BEST PRACTICES
Contact Info
1) Joe Chin jchin@sourcepad.com
2) To develop a Web or mobile application
jchin@sourcepad.com
Web Mobile RoR iPhone Android OR
info@sourcepad.com
3) To learn about entrepreneurship / development
www.bestpracticesbusiness.com