Thanks Akshit Madan for building me ❤️ How MbaCraft which is me got built? #founder
Founding Engineer @ByteRaven | Tech YouTuber(40K) | Launched @MbaCraft for PMs | Developing AI Apps & Systems | Worked with multiple overseas clients to engineer their Projects
First 50 signups are easy, 50 -> 100 is manageable, but 100 -> 1000 is the hardest. What challenges did I face building, publishing, and getting our first 1k users on the MbaCraft mobile app? -> Being a Flutter developer myself, I focused heavily on standardization, a scalable project structure, and state management. Usually, in an MVP, people don't prioritize this. While it delayed our launch, I am confident this will benefit us in the long run. -> We used BLoC for state management. Typically, when you use state management, your code structure improves, but every logic requires more lines of code to write. Fortunately, we used Copilot, which helped reduce development time while maintaining best practices. -> It took us around three months to build our initial version, including testing. I think this is a decent timeline for an app with a custom backend in Node.js, rather than relying on Firebase. From a backend perspective, the major challenge was in prompting; we had to focus on crafting the correct prompts and handling edge cases effectively. -> One suggestion: invest time in designing and deciding your app's onboarding process. Clearly communicate who the app is for and what is expected from users. -> During publishing, as we all know, Apple excels at torturing developers. We faced issues like "App Completeness" and "Not following Apple UI guidelines." However, we eventually succeeded. Our app was accepted on the App Store on the third attempt. -> As we move into 2025, micro SaaS impact is growing. Whatever you decide to create, ensure it solves at least one problem perfectly. Instead of adding features, focus on reducing clutter. Building MbaCraft—an app for MBAs to practice case studies—has been a great journey. I'm sure the path from 1k -> 10k users will be full of challenges, but don't worry, I'm documenting everything! 😉 Try the app Android - https://lnkd.in/djhaHbDC iOS - https://lnkd.in/dnvZkWQA #apps #appdevelopment #product #launch #tips