27 - What Makes A Great App Design? From Mustafa Kurtuldu - Product Designer at Meta

Yup - you read that title correctly! Saasha Celestial-One, who is one of the most talented entrepreneurs I’ve ever had the pleasure of speaking with, created an MVP for her business, Olio, on Whatsapp. Fast forward to now, they have their own with over 7 million users worldwide, and secured a Series B investment of $43 million dollars! For those of you who don’t know, Olio is a sharing app for local communities, from food, furniture, books, clothing - anything, making it easy to give away the things they don’t need to someone else who would value them. You’ve absolutely got to hear her story! Want to learn more about Olio? Visit olioapp.com Ready to get started on your app? Visit www.appstarterguide.com Contact: [email protected] Instagram: @amanbirdi Music Used: Your Choice by Alex Menco | https://alexmenco.net Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Building your first app or digital product can seem super daunting, but it doesn’t have to be hard. I’ve always wanted someone on the podcast to talk about a no-code solution, and I’m thrilled to say we’ve got one of the best entrepreneurs in the world to talk about her amazing no-code platform, Blaze. Blaze gives you everything you need to build your tool with no code. You can create multiple apps with Blaze and easily connect them together. This is a game change for anyone looking to build their first MVP, and I highly recommend you check it out!  Want to learn more about Blaze? Visit www.blaze.tech Ready to get started on your app? Visit www.appstarterguide.com Contact: [email protected] Instagram: @digiruu Music Used: Your Choice by Alex Menco | https://alexmenco.net Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

If you’re looking to build a travel app, look no further! Introducing Samatha Patil from the Well Traveled Club, a members-only community app that provides users with the best restaurants, hotels and activities around the world, so they don't have to! Travel apps have become super popular in the App Store and Google Play Store over the last few years and that is not looking to slow down. If you have a great idea for a travel app, I highly recommend that you listen and take notes! Want to learn more about Well Traveled? Visit www.welltraveledclub.com Ready to get started on your app? Visit www.appstarterguide.com Contact: [email protected] Instagram: @amanbirdi Music Used: Your Choice by Alex Menco | https://alexmenco.net Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

On this episode, we have a mind-blowing guest on. He is one of the Product Designers at Meta (more commonly known as Facebook), previously the product designer at Twitter and Google amongst more. You may have seen some of his videos on TikTok and Instagram. Introducing Mustafa Kurtuldu. He takes us through what it takes to make a great app design, the biggest mistakes companies make when it comes to app UI and UX and what the best approach is to great product design. Trust me - you don’t know wanna miss this! Ready to get started on your app? Visit www.appstarterguide.com Contact: [email protected] Instagram: @amanbirdi Music Used: Your Choice by Alex Menco | https://alexmenco.net Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Get “Shoemaker: The Untold Story of the British Family Firm that Became a Global Brand Hardcover” here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shoemaker-Reebok-Untold-Lancashire-Changed/dp/1471194019 Ready to get started on your app? Visit www.appstarterguide.com Contact: [email protected] Instagram: @digiruu Music Used: Your Choice by Alex Menco | https://alexmenco.net Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Want to learn more about Wild Ai? Visit https://wild.ai/ Ready to get started on your app? Visit www.appstarterguide.com Contact: [email protected] Instagram: @digiruu Music Used: Your Choice by Alex Menco | https://alexmenco.net Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Want to learn more about FIVE! People? Visit https://www.fivepeople.org/ Ready to get started on your app? Visit www.appstarterguide.com Contact: [email protected] Instagram: @digiruu Music Used: Your Choice by Alex Menco | https://alexmenco.net Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Want to learn more about Skoot? Visit https://skoot.app/ Ready to get started on your app? Visit www.appstarterguide.com Contact: [email protected] Instagram: @digiruu Music Used: Your Choice by Alex Menco | https://alexmenco.net Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Want to learn more about Loyalize? Visit https://www.loyalize.ai/ Ready to get started on your app? Visit www.appstarterguide.com Contact: [email protected] Instagram: @digiruu Music Used: Your Choice by Alex Menco | https://alexmenco.net Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

I’ll keep this little introduction short because this is an episode that you don’t want to miss. We’re kicking off the season with Elina Chow, founder of the app JOT, which is going to take your professional life to the next level! The timing couldn’t be more perfect with everything opening up due to Covid restrictions (hopefully!). In this episode you’re going to learn about how you can start your own app from knowing a market very well and solving a problem within that market. Some of the most successful apps in the world are born out of solving a problem. Just look at Skype. Niklas Zennström travelled a lot and was often calling colleagues across Europe, but as a result, was picking up huge phone bills. Whenever he travelled, he had to buy a new SIM card for his phone and pay overseas rates to call his team. This was a problem he had in his life that needed solving. He knew there had to be a better way. Using his knowledge in peer-to-peer networks, Skype was launched by Niklas and his co-founder Janus Friis. Jot™ is a mobile application that helps professionals manage their contacts and their relationships. It gives you quick and easy access to information about past interactions with the contact you are meeting. They want to give professionals a simple and fun way to share contact details, jot down notes and action items and then recall the information as needed. It was created for professionals whose careers depend on the value of their database. After spending decades in senior relationship management roles, they found other solutions on the market too complicated, too expensive and too difficult to use on-the-go. Want to learn more about JOT? Visit https://www.jotjotjot.ca/ Ready to get started on your app? Visit www.appstarterguide.com Instagram: @digiruu Music Used: Your Choice by Alex Menco | https://alexmenco.net Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US