Empower Apps

In the fourth episode of our series on indie development, we chatted with Jordan Morgan about building and selling SpendStack as well as his new book series "A Best-in-Class iOS App".

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Youtube Video -  https://youtu.be/aMBoJDnBuSo

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Show Notes

  • How to manage your time as a side gig
  • How to decide what apps to work on
  • Why learning about the competition is important
  • Using SwiftUI and CloudKit in 2022
  • How getting an acquired works
  • On writing his book series - The Best-in-Class iOS App
  • Why accessibility is important
  • Can you learn design
  • Why you shouldn't start with design
  • Why you need to be able to describe your app in one sentence
  • Pros and cons of low vs high fidelity
  • Why the tone of your app is important

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"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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Creators & Guests

Host
Leo Dion
Swift developer for Apple devices and more; Founder of BrightDigit; husband and father of 6 adorable kids
Guest
Jordan Morgan
The cause of several bugs since iOS 4. iOS @buffer. Side: A macOS project manager at https://t.co/YsVhnD0Z9Y & writing https://t.co/EyuZj27fiv. Prev: @SpendStackApp (acq)

What is Empower Apps?

An exploration of Apple business news and technology. We talk about how businesses can use new technology to empower their business and employees, from Leo Dion, founder of BrightDigit.