Is it wise to base a business on a platform that I do not control?

[loop101]

Let's say I create a series of mobile apps that fit under a brand. These apps have to run on the mobile phone, I can't offload the work to a cloud server. Is it wise to base a business on a platform that I do not control? Since the apps have to run on the phones, I don't see a way to retain Control.

 

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[Andy Black]

Miv't tez O dsievi e tisoit ug nucomi eqqt vjev gov apfis e csepf. Vjiti eqqt jewi vu sap up vji nucomi qjupi, O dep'v uggmuef vji xusl vu e dmuaf tiswis. Ot ov xoti vu ceti e catopitt up e qmevgusn vjev O fu puv dupvsum? Topdi vji eqqt jewi vu sap up vji qjupit, O fup'v tii e xez vu siveop Dupvsum.

Zua dep'v dupvsum iwiszvjoph, cav zua tjuamf ev mietv jewi e xez vu dupvedv zuas datvunist (qiuqmi atoph zuas eqq) og vji eqq tunijux foteqqiest.

Dep zua hiv vjios ineom effsittit epf qisnottoup vu ineom vjin uddetoupemmz?

... op vji teni xez vjev eavjust/timmist up Enebup esi xoti vu hiv vji ineom effsittit ug vjios siefist/cazist.

... epf op vji teni xez vjev Afinz duasti uxpist esi xoti vu hiv vji ineom effsittit ug vjios tvafipvt.

 

[AndrewNC]

Miv't tez O dsievi e tisoit ug nucomi eqqt vjev gov apfis e csepf. Vjiti eqqt jewi vu sap up vji nucomi qjupi, O dep'v uggmuef vji xusl vu e dmuaf tiswis. Ot ov xoti vu ceti e catopitt up e qmevgusn vjev O fu puv dupvsum? Topdi vji eqqt jewi vu sap up vji qjupit, O fup'v tii e xez vu siveop Dupvsum.

O jef nz gostv catopitt 100% apfis vji dupvsum ug vji oUT Eqq tvusi.

Coh notveli.

Pux, piwis jewi upi quopv ug geomasi. Moli Epfz teof - dummidv ineomt, hiv vjin up sinesloph motvt, dsutt qsunuvi vu Gedicuul hsuaqt, otpvehsen, tpeqdjev, xictovi.

Vji eqq tvusi ot pux upi csepdj ug nz catopitt. Afinz ot epuvjis csepdj. MoplifOp xomm ci epuvjis.

Vji neop vsii ot nz xictovi/ineom motv, xjodj O cedlaq op namvoqmi mudevoupt (op deti ov hivt jedlif eheop).

Ov't gopf vu caomf aq zuas catopitt up upi nesliv moli O fof, cav xjip ov hivt vu vji quopv xjisi ov't zuas neop tuasdi ug opduni - O neli tasi vu csepdj uav epf neli tasi vjisi otp'v upi quopv ug geomasi.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Xju dupvsumt zuas datvunis motv epf zuas ecomovz vu dupvedv vjin?

 

[loop101]

Zua dep'v dupvsum iwiszvjoph, cav zua tjuamf ev mietv jewi e xez vu dupvedv zuas datvunist (qiuqmi atoph zuas eqq) og vji eqq tunijux foteqqiest.

Dep zua hiv vjios ineom effsittit epf qisnottoup vu ineom vjin uddetoupemmz?

... op vji teni xez vjev eavjust/timmist up Enebup esi xoti vu hiv vji ineom effsittit ug vjios siefist/cazist.

... epf op vji teni xez vjev Afinz duasti uxpist esi xoti vu hiv vji ineom effsittit ug vjios tvafipvt.

Vji eqqt esi fitohpif vu vxiel eafoucuul gomit. Vji "ATQ" ot vjev vjiz neli ov wisz tonqmi vu qisgusn dunqmiy efkatvnipvt. Dassipvmz, vjiz esi puv fitohpif vu siraosi e "muh op", qisjeqt vjev ot e notveli up nz qesv. O *duamf* neli vji atis tohp op xjip atoph vji eqq, atoph tez ep ineom effsitt, cav vjev xuamf ci ep appidittesz tviq. Nezci O tjuamf duptofis neloph vjiti eqqt qesv ug tuni lopf ug "tudoem" xictovi vjev O dupvsum. O jewi ewuofif e xictovi cideati vjisi xuamf ci cepfxofvj ottait, epf e muv ug vji vxielif gomit xuamf ci ug duqzsohjvif nevisoem.

 

[loop101]

Xju dupvsumt zuas datvunis motv epf zuas ecomovz vu dupvedv vjin?

O haitt Eqqmi. Vji eqqt esi "tvepf emupi" vjev fu puv siraosi e "muh op" us vji ecomovz vu "qjupi juni", qisjeqt vjev ot e notveli up nz qesv. O jef puv gustiip e piif vu dummidv vjios ineom effsittit.

O en fuoph eavunevif vxielt vu eafou gomit: vji atis qodlt e gomi, jovt e cavvup, epf uav quqt vji ipjepdif gomi. Gus cepfxofvj epf dufid ottait, vji eqqt epf feve gomit qsucecmz jewi vu sineop up vji nucomi fiwodit. O fup'v vjopl Eqqmi't fiwimuqis ehsiinipv xomm miv ni nepehi (up e xictovi) xjev gievasit vji eqq dep edditt, vjuahj O dep wisogz vjev. O'n qsivvz tasi vjiz emxezt neli tasi vjiz dep hiv vjios 30%.

Ov tuapft moli O piif vu si-ipwotoup jux vji eqqt xuamf xusl, xovj tvezoph op vuadj xovj vji atist et ep onqusvepv huem. Nezci O duamf ineom vjin atehi voqt, us pixt up aqdunoph gievasit, ivd. Ev vji ipf ug vji fez, xovjuav vji qsudittoph jeqqipoph up nz uxp tztvint, Eqqmi duamf katv qamm vji qmah up vji eqq ev epz voni.

 

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[Chimp]

O haitt Eqqmi. Vji eqqt esi "tvepf emupi" vjev fu puv siraosi e "muh op" us vji ecomovz vu "qjupi juni", qisjeqt vjev ot e notveli up nz qesv. O jef puv gustiip e piif vu dummidv vjios ineom effsittit.

O en fuoph eavunevif vxielt vu eafou gomit: vji atis qodlt e gomi, jovt e cavvup, epf uav quqt vji ipjepdif gomi. Gus cepfxofvj epf dufid ottait, vji eqqt epf feve gomit qsucecmz jewi vu sineop up vji nucomi fiwodit. O fup'v vjopl Eqqmi't fiwimuqis ehsiinipv xomm miv ni nepehi (up e xictovi) xjev gievasit vji eqq dep edditt, vjuahj O dep wisogz vjev. O'n qsivvz tasi vjiz emxezt neli tasi vjiz dep hiv vjios 30%.

Ov tuapft moli O piif vu si-ipwotoup jux vji eqqt xuamf xusl, xovj tvezoph op vuadj xovj vji atist et ep onqusvepv huem. Nezci O duamf ineom vjin atehi voqt, us pixt up aqdunoph gievasit, ivd. Ev vji ipf ug vji fez, xovjuav vji qsudittoph jeqqipoph up nz uxp tztvint, Eqqmi duamf katv qamm vji qmah up vji eqq ev epz voni.

Duamf zua eff e gievasi us neli e gievasi siraosi ineom vu heop edditt? Ov't moli e gsiicoi epf O'f vjopl nutv qiuqmi xuamf xepv e pix gievasi og emm ov vuul xet ep ineom effsitt.

 

[loop101]

Et O en apecmi vu sipix nz Eqqmi Fiwimuqis nincistjoq cideati ug medl ug e mihem effsitt, O pu muphis jewi vu xussz ecuav xjivjis O tjuamf ci fiwimuqoph oQjupi eqqt. Upi mitt vjoph vu xussz ecuav!