Release Notes

We’re joined today by David Barnard of Contrast. David shares with us the story of how he got into app development, what he’s learned as a successful indie who doesn’t program, and his strategy for developing financially successful apps. Mailing List Every month there are more great articles and content about the business of Mac […]

Today we’re talking about the Apple TV and the new App Store that’s available for it. We discuss the current state of sales, setting developer expectations, App Store search, and app discoverability. Mailing List Every month there are more great articles and content about the business of Mac and iOS development than we have time […]

Today we’re talking about the postmortem that we recently completed on our just-finished conference, and the importance of reflecting on progress and performance both during and after a project ends. We talk about what went well, our awesome staff, and the role that evaluation plays in ensuring a successful product. Mailing List Every month there […]

Today we continue our conversation with Jeremy Olson of Tapity, makers of fine apps like Hours and Grades. Jeremy talks more today about Tapity’s private crowdfunding campaign, the dynamics of business-to-business software sales, and the Slack channel he set up for customers to get feedback on Tapity’s products. Mailing List Every month there are more […]

Today we’re joined by Jeremy Olson of Tapity, makers of fine apps like Hours and Grades. Jeremy talks to us today about some of his history in launching Tapity, Tapity’s journey to self-sufficiency, and their recent experiment with a private crowdfunding campaign. Conference We’re planning a conference! Release Notes will be held October 21-23, 2015 […]

While Charles’ new app, MetaTax, isn’t yet on the App Store (darn you App Store Review!), he is ready to start talking about it. So in this episode, we talk about MetaTax, why Charles chose this app instead of many others, pricing, and why he decided to give MetaTax away for free for a few […]

Today we’re talking about launching new apps. How important is launch day? Under what circumstances is it not so critical? How has our approach to launches changed as the App Store has matured? We talk about all this and more in today’s Release Notes. Conference We’re planning a conference about the business of iOS and […]

Today we tackle the difficult topic of motivation. In the short-term, how do we remain motivated to continue making progress on our apps? In the long-term, how do we avoid discouragement in the face of difficult odds and continue to pursue the dream of going indie? Conference We’re planning a conference about the business of […]

In this episode we’re joined by Georgia Dow, who shares her background in technology, and her experience starting her small business. Georgia also tells us a little about the psychology of pleasing your customers and the talk she’ll be giving at Release Notes on that topic. Conference We’re planning a conference about the business of […]

In this episode we discuss the business implications of the recent Apple Event and announce a partnership between our conference and App Camp for Girls. Conference We’re planning a conference! Release Notes will be held October 21-23, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. If you would like to learn more about our conference on the business […]