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Hello everyone here at the Fastlane Forum, just wanted to share my journey/process with what I’ve been doing. For a long time I’ve felt shy to post this, but I think this could be good for some people and good for me to finally get active here at the Fastlane Forum.
It’s been quite a ride since I joined about a year ago. Like I wrote in another comment here once, my journey started with mental masturbation. I was content, for a short while, with just dreaming, wishing, hoping, and imagining my dream life until I started hanging around here. This community pushes you to forge process, and I’m very grateful for all the amazing information that’s here.
The post is long, so if you want to skip to the summary, feel free to scroll down.
In September, right after my birthday, I decided enough was enough and no matter what happens, I’d work instead of wishing and dreaming. Turning 24 and still only dreaming about freedom and going home smacked reality hard in my face… It was when I finally let go of fear and began, even if it meant failure…
For those who are interested in the App business (iOS/Android/etc), I hope this sheds light on the subject (even if it’s just barely any).
I decided to get into the App business, particularly for the iOS platform. I didn’t know how to code, how to market, or how to do anything in the field of apps, but after much research and determination, I decided to stick to this 1 path, even if I failed and struggled in it. The research took around 15 days of non-stop Googling and understanding the field.
I began raising capital, talked to potential investors, and finally raised enough money to get myself a Macbook and some tools so I could begin coding on Xcode. I got myself a few books on learning to code Objective-C (the language which iOS apps are written in).
Big Nerd Ranch Guide: Objective-C programming 2nd edition
Big Nerd Ranch Guide: iOS Development 4th edition
Stephen Kochan: Programming in Objective-C 6th edition
Everything got setup and ready by October 25th and I began learning to code, learn about marketing, app store research.
By December 3rd, I had learned the basics of C and started with Objective-C. I didn’t believe I could learn so much in such a short amount of time. I still had a long way to go, but I finally felt I was heading in the right direction.
A few days later by chance, I got an email about a game developing software called Buildbox, which is essentially a drag and drop game making tool. It was being given away for a 30 day trial, so I decided to continue coding and give Buildbox a try along with it.
Long story short, the past months have been non-stop work days, yet I’ve never felt more active and alive before… It’s amazing what you can do when you direct your focus on working instead of dreaming and wishing for change. I hope this can help push those who still haven’t quite begun their journeys. To be completely honest, it’s only been a few months since I’ve began working myself to the bone, but one thing is definitely true: you learn more from just a few days of work than you learn from months and months of reading, thinking, and planning. Plus, you feel more alive than ever before...
After weeks of failures, frustrations, and 12 hour work days, a friend and I were able to complete a game. The runner style game seems addictive and unique( even though its graphics are minimal). It took 14 days to learn to use the software, and about 7 days to complete the game. I’m not concerned with how great the game is right now because it was the first game I’ve created, I’m just happy with all I’ve learned through these few weeks. I'm going to use it to create apps/games with even more value. We’ve begun working on a second game, and hopefully we’ll be starting the third one in a few weeks( if there's still time in the trail).
Right now I’m in the process of arranging some cash for an Apple Developer’s account and an Android Playstore account.
After taking care of some of the complicated compilation of the game files and having the accounts approved, I’ll be uploading the game.
Truth be told, I don’t know what will happen, I don’t know how the game will go, but I feel happy that I’ve done something. I was feeling shy about posting this, not sure if it’s worth it’s weight in anything yet, but I’ll keep progressing and learning from my failures and setbacks. I guess this is my process, and I have to go through it one way or another.
I’m still learning Objective-C, but if it seems worth it, I’ll be reinvesting the revenue I earn from my apps into this software.
If anyone else is into the app business or wanted to get into the business, you can give the software a try (not affiliated in any way), I think there’s still a 15 day trial available:
https://www.buildbox.com/game-business-challenge/?utm_source=Referral&utm_term=Friends
I think exhaustion is taking it’s toll so I decided to take a break today and post this up here, I hope it’s helpful to anyone else attempting to enter into the field of App development or even just start their own journey.
My next step is to set these accounts up by Sunday and then begin learning and applying ASO, (app store optimization) marketing, and promotion of the app.
Some lessons I’ve learned:
To make 2015 the year your life changes, your actions and PROCESS must change
A few weeks of work (process) will teach you more about your field than months and months of reading and thinking.
You’ll never have a perfect plan… The only way to know what or how you’ll achieve your aim is by deciding on a path indefinitely and traveling it; many times you end up finding opportunities you couldn’t imagine.
Every field/business market/road is “too saturated/hard/complicated/weird/boring” if you believe it is, pick one thing and stick to it, change your plans you go along, and don’t worry about obstacles; overcome the bastards as they come instead of worrying about them too much early on
2-3 weeks is more than enough time to “research”. Any more than that and you risk analysis paralysis.
Don’t be afraid of hard work; you think it will be painful, boring, tedious, and unenjoyable, but you’ll feel more alive than ever having done it.
Sorry for the long post! 2015 is 10 days in, if you’ve gotten off track, remember that wasting time is essentially wasting life. I’ll keep everyone here posted about the progress, until then, I wish you all the best.
It’s been quite a ride since I joined about a year ago. Like I wrote in another comment here once, my journey started with mental masturbation. I was content, for a short while, with just dreaming, wishing, hoping, and imagining my dream life until I started hanging around here. This community pushes you to forge process, and I’m very grateful for all the amazing information that’s here.
The post is long, so if you want to skip to the summary, feel free to scroll down.
In September, right after my birthday, I decided enough was enough and no matter what happens, I’d work instead of wishing and dreaming. Turning 24 and still only dreaming about freedom and going home smacked reality hard in my face… It was when I finally let go of fear and began, even if it meant failure…
For those who are interested in the App business (iOS/Android/etc), I hope this sheds light on the subject (even if it’s just barely any).
I decided to get into the App business, particularly for the iOS platform. I didn’t know how to code, how to market, or how to do anything in the field of apps, but after much research and determination, I decided to stick to this 1 path, even if I failed and struggled in it. The research took around 15 days of non-stop Googling and understanding the field.
I began raising capital, talked to potential investors, and finally raised enough money to get myself a Macbook and some tools so I could begin coding on Xcode. I got myself a few books on learning to code Objective-C (the language which iOS apps are written in).
Big Nerd Ranch Guide: Objective-C programming 2nd edition
Big Nerd Ranch Guide: iOS Development 4th edition
Stephen Kochan: Programming in Objective-C 6th edition
Everything got setup and ready by October 25th and I began learning to code, learn about marketing, app store research.
By December 3rd, I had learned the basics of C and started with Objective-C. I didn’t believe I could learn so much in such a short amount of time. I still had a long way to go, but I finally felt I was heading in the right direction.
A few days later by chance, I got an email about a game developing software called Buildbox, which is essentially a drag and drop game making tool. It was being given away for a 30 day trial, so I decided to continue coding and give Buildbox a try along with it.
Long story short, the past months have been non-stop work days, yet I’ve never felt more active and alive before… It’s amazing what you can do when you direct your focus on working instead of dreaming and wishing for change. I hope this can help push those who still haven’t quite begun their journeys. To be completely honest, it’s only been a few months since I’ve began working myself to the bone, but one thing is definitely true: you learn more from just a few days of work than you learn from months and months of reading, thinking, and planning. Plus, you feel more alive than ever before...
After weeks of failures, frustrations, and 12 hour work days, a friend and I were able to complete a game. The runner style game seems addictive and unique( even though its graphics are minimal). It took 14 days to learn to use the software, and about 7 days to complete the game. I’m not concerned with how great the game is right now because it was the first game I’ve created, I’m just happy with all I’ve learned through these few weeks. I'm going to use it to create apps/games with even more value. We’ve begun working on a second game, and hopefully we’ll be starting the third one in a few weeks( if there's still time in the trail).
Right now I’m in the process of arranging some cash for an Apple Developer’s account and an Android Playstore account.
After taking care of some of the complicated compilation of the game files and having the accounts approved, I’ll be uploading the game.
Truth be told, I don’t know what will happen, I don’t know how the game will go, but I feel happy that I’ve done something. I was feeling shy about posting this, not sure if it’s worth it’s weight in anything yet, but I’ll keep progressing and learning from my failures and setbacks. I guess this is my process, and I have to go through it one way or another.
I’m still learning Objective-C, but if it seems worth it, I’ll be reinvesting the revenue I earn from my apps into this software.
If anyone else is into the app business or wanted to get into the business, you can give the software a try (not affiliated in any way), I think there’s still a 15 day trial available:
https://www.buildbox.com/game-business-challenge/?utm_source=Referral&utm_term=Friends
I think exhaustion is taking it’s toll so I decided to take a break today and post this up here, I hope it’s helpful to anyone else attempting to enter into the field of App development or even just start their own journey.
My next step is to set these accounts up by Sunday and then begin learning and applying ASO, (app store optimization) marketing, and promotion of the app.
Some lessons I’ve learned:
To make 2015 the year your life changes, your actions and PROCESS must change
A few weeks of work (process) will teach you more about your field than months and months of reading and thinking.
You’ll never have a perfect plan… The only way to know what or how you’ll achieve your aim is by deciding on a path indefinitely and traveling it; many times you end up finding opportunities you couldn’t imagine.
Every field/business market/road is “too saturated/hard/complicated/weird/boring” if you believe it is, pick one thing and stick to it, change your plans you go along, and don’t worry about obstacles; overcome the bastards as they come instead of worrying about them too much early on
2-3 weeks is more than enough time to “research”. Any more than that and you risk analysis paralysis.
Don’t be afraid of hard work; you think it will be painful, boring, tedious, and unenjoyable, but you’ll feel more alive than ever having done it.
Sorry for the long post! 2015 is 10 days in, if you’ve gotten off track, remember that wasting time is essentially wasting life. I’ll keep everyone here posted about the progress, until then, I wish you all the best.
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