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Derik Lawlis, Founder & CEO at Mindbliss.com . In this episode, we talk about launching a mindfulness app, the importance of reconnecting with a deeper part of yourself and essential metrics to focus on. Resources: Website / derik [at] mindbliss.com  / Linkedin  Here are the 3 things I learned from Derik...The pleasure of working on your own app startup comes from the effort you put inStarting an app is all about asking What Is The Problem, Who Is It Solving For, Can You Speak To These People? Core metrics to focus on are revenue, retention rate for 1,3,7 days and conversion to paid subscriptions 

Heini Zachariassen, CEO & Founder at Vivino . We talk through Heini's journey from taking an app idea to eventually touching 26 million people worldwide and selling $40 million worth of wine Resources: Linkedin  Here are the 3 things I learned from Heini...Solve a real world problem that is big enough to justify your time investmentFocus like crazyRelease quickly to get early feedback Full Transcript [Coming Soon]

Rachel Cook, Founder/CEO at Seeds, talks about hr journey into stock trading, comedy, film directing and the inception of her idea during a night in a Kenyan jail. Resources: Website  / Linkedin  Here are the 3 things I learned from Rachel....Female founders have it tougher than male founders when fund raisingIt's extremely popular in Africa to send money through text messages and has been for yearsA social good within an in-app purchase will lead to non-payers making their first of many in-app purchases Read Full Transcript

Anthemos Georgiades CEO at Zumper talks about his courage leaving a well respected early career in consulting because his idea was passionately burning a hole in his soul Resources: Website / Twitter  / Linkedin Here are the 3 things I learned from Anthemos...Often the biggest challenge is to remain focussed when running your startupThe first $1 million is often harder to raise then the next $38 millionEarly fund raising is best served by having a single story and focussing on one metric Read Full Interview

Founder and CEO at silo.co . Silo is a new way to ask and help your network. Listen to the interesting journey that Moshik followed as he started solving problems he didn't even know existed when building his first prototype. Resources: Website / Twitter  / Linkedin  Here are the 3 things I learned from Moshik...Listen to feedback to understand the real problems of your users Doing a startup is not something you do because you think you're going to be successful and the next billionaire like Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg. If you're leaving a large company to do something on your own, it's got to be such a burning passion within you that you absolutely have to do itIt's harder to self-promote when you're asking for help or you're asking a question. A founder has to rely on the kindness of strangers for introductions. In order to get these, you need to be willing to help others first Read In Full

Sandeep Jain, CEO and co-Founder of Leela Labs Inc. We talk through how listening to inspiring content from podcasts can make a dramatic change in your life. Resources: Website / Twitter  / Linkedin Here are the 3 things I learned from Sandeep...How to leave your corporate job by committing 25% of current salary to hiring freelancers to build your product or serviceTarget the right PR influencers on Twitter because many have open DMsRadio gets $18 billion ad revenue and is dying, but podcasting gets $300 million ad revenue and is growing Full Blog Post

Lennart van der Ziel CEO and Co-Founder of the Universal Translator --> TravisTranslator.com . A fresh entrepreneur with a great strategy on how to win over the global media and build a pre-launch list. Resources:  Linkedin  Here are the 3 things I learned from Lennart...Customers are always better than equity funding. Customers provide a good way of validating an ideaA good PR strategy is to get a booth at Mobile World Congress, get access to the press list, schedule interviews with limited time slots and have newsworthy press releases on several topics every few weeks to follow-upGetting very specific about your metrics is essential. e.g. something like we know 10% of an email list will engage and pledge, so what size list do we need to reach our funding goal on IndieGoGo?

Kshitij (KAY) Minglani Co Founder & CEO Mindvalley. This episode is packed full of extremely valuable lessons for app entrepreneurs. If you are planning launching an app, you'll learn how to validate your idea, the benefit of focussing on the end user rather than chasing PR and much more.  Resources: Website  / Linkedin Here are the 3 things I learned from Kay...Get quotes (with keyword data) from several SEO firms to help validate your ideaSpend a majority of your time interviewing potential users before touching a line of codeCreate a 'toothpaste' type app. In other-words, an app that is used everyday Full Written Interview

Alexis Dornier Founder, Architectural Designer living in Ubud, Bali Resources: Website  / Linkedin Here are the 3 things I learned from Alexis...Some people wake up to a sunrise over a volcano before workDo something radically different from everyone else Startup life is sometimes like surfing. You can spend days struggling, then you have the best ride of the week

Soren Nielsen, Founder & CEO at ERNIT . His mission is to empower children with real bank accounts and help them understand the value of money. Have you ever heard of the term wine entrepreneurs? No - then listen to this episode.  Resources: Website / Twitter  / Linkedin Here are the 3 things I learned from Soren....You will simply know when to quit your job by working passionately on your idea Kickstarter is not just for raising funding, but more importantly it helps validate your ideaIf you are going to quit your job, get the support of your family first  Full Transcript

Alicia Roisman Ismach, Serial Fintech Entrepreneur - Focus on Payment & Banking Technology. Alicia left Argentina at the age of 16 years old. She dreamt of changing the world. Listen to her story of how she is living up to her dream. Resources: Website / Twitter  / Linkedin  Here are the 3 things I learned from Alicia....It's wise to follow both a curious mind in the startup world, but also mix this up with further education at UniversityGet a mentor, no matter what level you are atIf Alicia can leave her home country as a young girl of sixteen to follow her dream of changing the world, then what's your excuse? Full Transcript

Vadim Rogovskiy, Tech Entrepreneur and CEO of Clickky3 facts about Vadim:- co-founder of a few mobile startups in different spheres- partner in an angel seed fund WannaBiz- at the age of 26 years was on a cover of Forbes Ukraine in a list "30 under 30" entrepreneurs Resources: Website / Twitter  / Linkedin Here are the 3 things I learned from Vadim RogovskyStart with a low cost side project or hobby to avoid early financial riskYou'll know when it's time to quit your day job. In Vadim's case, it was when his side project was earning $10,000 per monthStarting your own startup means you'll be the leader of your own life  Full Transcript Of Interview

Nathan Raffel is an actor and successful serial entrepreneur. You may recognize him from a Chevy commercial 🚘... but he has done much more beyond acting that he loves to share with other entrepreneurs!He is currently working on a new startup Bout Dad Life with his best friend Travis Laurendine. This is his current project building a community focused on highlighting dads doing right by their families.   Resources: Twitter  / Linkedin  Here are the 3 things I learned from NathanAwesome branding and marketing helps protect you from competitors and a race to the bottom. Just think how valuable and iconic logos of Facebook and Twitter are to attracting users and downloadsStarting with a personal problem to be solved is the best way to start a startupDad's are getting something awesome with BoutDad.life Full Transcript Of Interview

Emily Utter - Earning Six Figures Coaching Adventurous Entrepreneurs Resources: Website  / Linkedin Here are the 3 things I learned from Emily... Adventurous entrepreneurs put lifestyle first before their businessThe #1 mistake when quitting a corporate job is going it aloneEarning a successful living starts with your own connections built through speaking gigs and networking Full Transcript

Zahi Boussiba CEO & Co-Founder at Appsee. Zahi walks us through his inspiring journey with Appsee. Over 5 years Appsee has gone from 2 guys in a garage coding to a well funded company with thousands of customers in wide range of industries. Resources: Website / Twitter  / Linkedin Here are the 3 things I learned from Zahi...Starting a startup is HARD. Expect the journey to last 5 to 10 yearsStart with a problem, build a prototype, get paying customers - only then seek fundingUnderstand the users journey through your app. Zahi discovered 70% of his users were not sharing their location when first asked, hence engagement was very low Full Transcript

Notes from recording an episode of The Eventual Millionaire with Jamie Masters [Tardy] Here are the 3 things I learned from creating this episodeWhat do you think to The App Guy Podcast Mission?What input do you have on future guests?My episode on The Eventual Millionaire goes live 15th December 2017 Transcript

Adam Barker CEO & Co-Founder at MagnaPass. We talk about raising funds for an early stage startup, real life examples of going through a pre-seed Angel syndicate, aiming for a raise of £300,000 and tips for pitching to groups of investors. Listen out for the entertaining story of sleeping in the car during a snow storm to pitch to investors in the morning. Resources: Website / Twitter  / Linkedin Here are the 3 things I learned from Adam Barker...work your own network in the early days. You may be surprised who invests in your startupknow your own business inside out when pitching to investorsexplain the problem, your projections and vision during short pitches, but leave a lot of the 'meat and potatoes' for the inevitable questions at the end Read Full Transcript

Paul Kemp, host of The App Guy Podcast: Inspiring Founder Stories, Growth Hacking, Funding, Beta Testers, Big Data, Lifestyle, Startups. In this episode, I run through 15 Of The Biggest App Entrepreneurial + Life Lessons From The Last 500 Episodes Archives Here are 3 things I learned from creating this best of show:Focus on your strengths, find the vehicle to share your gifts with the world and have a clear sense of the people you want to serveSolve a real world problem, ensure enough people also think it's a problem, confirm people will pay for your solution before investing the time and money to build your productBuild an audience, listen to want they want then deliver a minimum viable product to test, validate and gain valuable feedback. Follow your data and pivot if necessary Read Full Transcript

Alex Quilici, the CEO of YouMail. YouMail is an intelligent call manager that stops robocalls with its highly accurate caller ID and smart blocking technology. They’ve developed a monthly robocall index that tracks the scale and scope of invasive robocalls nationwide that has been frequently cited in national media. YouMail was recently called a superior alternative to iOS 10’s Visual Voicemail and Google Voice in a PCMag software review.  Resources: Website / Twitter  / Linkedin Here are the 3 things I learned from Alex...In the US, the entrepreneurial culture is massive with something like 28 million people having started some form of businessSometimes, the entrepreneur doesn't choose the problem to focus on, but its the problem choosing the entrepreneurSuccess can often mean working on a problem that lots of consumers agree is also a problem, having a good solution to the problem and having a great team focussed on the problem Read Interview In Full

David Kingsbury is a personal trainer working with A-List actors on films such as Assassins Creed, The Huntsman, The wolverine, X-Men Days Of Future Past and more.  Our mutual friend, Andreas Kambanis introduced us after learning that HEALTH is my theme for 2017. This introduction changed my life forever. I am the healthiest and the fittest I can remember being. I hope this episode inspires you to take all necessary steps toward your healthier future.Resources: Website / Twitter  / Instagram /  Facebook  Here are the Results From 12 Weeks On David's ProgramSee My Results From 12 Weeks With Hugh Jackman's Fitness Coach Read Interview In Full