Independence

Getting from idea to a minimum viable product is difficult, because it’s all about knowing what to ship, and making the ... Read more

Customer support is a huge part of any business where you create products. Dealing with problems, handling requests and ... Read more

There’s a lot that goes on when launching a new app: marketing, feedback… and watching the sales chart desperately hopin... Read more

A lot of thought needs to be put into launching, both with new products and even with updating existing ones. How do you... Read more

When the lines start to blur between work and life, it can be very difficult to make sure that you’re spending enough ti... Read more

Money comes and money goes. This ebb and flow is ever more noticeable as an indie, coming with a unique set of concerns ... Read more

Long time friend of the show, Aleen Simms, joins our trio to talk about her upcoming project, App Launch Map, and how it... Read more

Managing press is an important part of creating products, especially around releases. Alice, Curtis and Jelly discuss sp... Read more

Every app is different, and the approach to marketing that app is different too. From word of mouth, to building communi... Read more

We all make mistakes, and Curtis is no exception. He recently shipped a bug, which got him thinking about how he, Alice,... Read more

It’s sometimes far too easy to get caught up in the idea that when we create something as indies, it’s for other people,... Read more

Independence is one year old! For the inaugural birthday episode, our intrepid hosts answer your questions. They finally... Read more

Introducing your product to new people is difficult, as any app developer can likely tell you, and while there are plent... Read more

As the new year dawns, our hosts look back at the year that was: the ups, the downs, the lessons they learned, and every... Read more

As creators, it’s sometimes hard to tell where you end and your product begins. This gets compounded by the fact that cu... Read more

If there’s one thing we rely on as indies, it’s inspiration. We wouldn’t be here if we didn’t have it, and learning how ... Read more

Independence is two years old, and our intrepid hosts once again answer questions fielded by listeners. Finally, answers... Read more

At some stage, it’s entirely possible that you might end up needing to hire a developer to help you finish your project.... Read more

If you’re selling apps, odds are you’re going to go down the freemium route: offering the app for free, but charging for... Read more

Failure is an inevitable part of and indie’s journey, but sometimes the looming weight of it is enough to negatively aff... Read more