The fastest growing company ever ?

[The Autobahn]

Might be or not.. however those guys are making 2,5 million $ per day ! :eusa_clap:

Company with the "World's Least Powerful CEO" Makes $2.5 Million Every Day : iDoneThis blog

Is This The Fastest-Growing Game Company Ever? - Forbes

Again MJs word about not chasing the money but needs is here once again proved:

LKKA PAANANEN says the best way to make money in mobile gaming is to stop thinking about making money. Think about fun instead. Fighting a mild case of flu and jet lag from a San Francisco flight back home to Helsinki, Paananen says that companies that place revenue above fun (we’re talking to you, Zynga) will ultimately fail. “It really is that simple–just design something great, something that users love,†says the 34-year-old.
Paananen is CEO of Supercell, a startup that has had astonishing growth almost overnight. It has only two titles in AppleAAPL -2.67%‘s App Store–a tower defense game called Clash of Clans and a social-farming game called Hay Day–but it grossed $100 million last year and $179 million in the first quarter of 2013 alone. Supercell netted $104 million in the quarter, after expenses and Apple’s 30% cut.

So they are living basicaly from two Apple Store Games... Supercell

 

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[ToonMike]

Wow that's awesome. These guys definitely understand value

 

[liite]

What a fantastic read, thank you for posting this! It's crazy to think what you can do if you choose to add vaule and NOT focus on the money. In this case creating something fun.

I found this part especially moving, something which I feel is important for everyone to understand. It comes down to mindset, they test each idea through a process and if it doesn't reach the final stage they scrap it. Simple as that. No "oh well it didn't meet the criteria but we think it will work" just right onto the next one. And actually celebrating a "faliure for it's own success is brilliant

with each dead project a cause for celebration. Employees crack open champagne to toast their failure. “We really want to celebrate maybe not the failure itself but the learning that comes out of the failure,†says Paananen

 

[GoodGuyGG]

Wow this is really amazing. I have been thinking about learning a programming language too, but I cant find a need which I should solve yet. (So should I start learning the coding or is it better to watch out for a problem which may appear?)

 

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[Astute]

An interesting interview with the CEO:

[video=youtube;EbLDzwOD3xI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbLDzwOD3xI[/video]

 

[fsna.hartley]

Amazing! I think I have to research about the game he developed and see if it is really worth it.

 

[The Autobahn]

Wow this is really amazing. I have been thinking about learning a programming language too, but I cant find a need which I should solve yet. (So should I start learning the coding or is it better to watch out for a problem which may appear?)

First introduce yourself.

Second go to Codeacademy and start practicing... but even if you have completed the Courses, you will see that its just the beginning.

 

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[q-base]

If anyone wondered if there is still money in app development....

 

[teabag]

If anyone wondered if there is still money in app development....

I'm sure there is. I've got so many fun and simple app ideas, just don't have any development skills.

I don't think people can become millionaires without actually making the app themselves, rather than paying someone to do it.

 

[nitrousflame]

I don't think people can become millionaires without actually making the app themselves, rather than paying someone to do it.

Why not? Does it cost millions to have an app coded for you?

 

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[Tom.V]

I'm sure there is. I've got so many fun and simple app ideas, just don't have any development skills.

I don't think people can become millionaires without actually making the app themselves, rather than paying someone to do it.

So, what you are saying is: Unless I learn to program I can't make millions OR billions of dollars selling apps? What if I just hired the best programmer around and I knew exactly what the market wanted right then and there? Well, odds are I am going to make some money.

I actually had an idea earlier today about an application intertwined with my primary project. Free app, provide plenty of value, ridiculous need tied to it. I sent my Android guy an email, waiting for his response.

 

[ricktx]

What if I just hired the best programmer around and I knew exactly what the market wanted right then and there? Well, odds are I am going to make some money.

Funny thing is .... you may be right. I am in the IT business and I know several people that have written application for extremely popular titles and get nothing more from the effort than being paid. (Slow lane coders are many) Finding the good ones is the trick.

 

[yaleinnovator]

So, what you are saying is: Unless I learn to program I can't make millions OR billions of dollars selling apps? What if I just hired the best programmer around and I knew exactly what the market wanted right then and there? Well, odds are I am going to make some money.

I actually had an idea earlier today about an application intertwined with my primary project. Free app, provide plenty of value, ridiculous need tied to it. I sent my Android guy an email, waiting for his response.

interesting idea, good luck.

 

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[stephanduq]

It is not about the costs, it is about turn around times, validated learning, engagement, value and customer service.

Apps like the one posted by the OP, don't just happen. This team takes their time, tries to learn from their customers, change the project to provide better value for their customers and themselves and make it a learning process instead of money gathering process. At some point in their process everything falls into its place, they get traction, and the app blows up. These are very intensive development cycles and is something you can rarely experience with a freelancer.

"I sent my Android guy an email, waiting for his response." <- Do you honestly think that you can provide amazing value to your customers if this is how your development is done? (Nothing personal ungodly, it just illustrates the issue perfectly)

Software development and App development are not the same. If your plan is to produce apps, and just shoot them out. Sure get freelancers. If your plan is to create a brand, dedicated fans, and provide something of actual value to your users, I would start looking at software development methodologies and build a team.

 

[Capital]

Another fast growing company:
Unified Payments: Meet America's Fastest Growing Company | Inc.com