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If you have a good idea for a smartphone app
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If you have a good idea for a smartphone app

Quote: (11-06-2013 09:19 AM)outhustleu Wrote:  

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If you have a good idea for a smartphone app

Quote: (11-06-2013 08:02 AM)roid Wrote:  

Quote: (11-03-2013 10:29 PM)speakeasy Wrote:  

...but you're not an Android or IOS programmer, what's the best way of going about bringing your ideal to fruition? I figure I'd have to write up a non-disclosure form for any prospective programmers I hire so they don't steal the ideal. And probably not hire any programmers in another country like India where they may not respect our intellectual property rights. Though hiring an American programmer may be prohibitively expensive for me. Has anyone done this before?

I am going to tell you exactly like it is. You need to learn how to code AND market if you're still a peasant. If you have money and I am talking big money not a chump change, then you should hire LOCAL developers. Cheapskates like to use shortcuts and pay shit rates to developers in third world and expect quality. Newsflash: you get what you pay. I can see that some of you will jump at me, but I don't give a shit because I know my shit well.

You're right, Roid...if you have 6 figures + just for development and want to produce games with extremely high ARPU that compete against the studios like King.com then all your advice is spot on.

Then after your app is ready you will need minimum 6 figures a month to float ad costs to get traction by acquiring users across the ad networks since the only way you'll get to the top and compete is by running cpc ad campaigns or buying installs across the ad networks. Even so...you'll be competing with other studios who run huge burst campaigns that pay up to $5 per install.

I think you are missing the main point though. We're talking independents who want to get a viable product to market as quickly as possibly to see whether the mechanics of the product have potential rather than risking a huge amount of cash upfront before they have a viable business model.

Despite your comments about source code let me explain this to you more. The point of source code is to purchase game mechanics which have proven to be popular in the market and build upon that.

For example match three games have been extremely popular over the last 12 months proving demand for the basic game play and physics that make up this style of game.

The benefit of buying source code is you can utilise proven code which has proven demand in the app stores and build upon it cheaply rather then going out and building something entirely from scratch. It's a way for the smaller guy to get into the market at lower cost and also with less risk.

I appreciate you are probably building apps to the calibre of candy crush that take many months and 7 figures to complete but for someone who is working off a budget the best thing they can do is control costs at the beginning, and focus on getting a product to market as quickly as possible to test demand and build upon it.
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If you have a good idea for a smartphone app

Quote: (11-04-2013 06:35 AM)TrueStory Wrote:  

Blue Chilli is fascinating place. However, if your app has unique algorithm - PATENT THAT SHIT! You cannot patent concepts or ideas, but you can patent a formula. Say you want to create a dating app that uses certain characteristics to match couples. It's not patentable. However, if you have a working algorithm that does this, then you can patent that.

I had an idea that I wanted to patent. But based on this no idea can be patented. Just unique aspects such as an algorithm, etc.

But there was that Netflix vs Blockbuster lawsuit and it seemed like it was just an idea that was upheld.

https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/why-i...lockbuster

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The Netflix Patent Claim

Netflix filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the video store chain, challenging its Internet expansion. The online service claims that Blockbuster is violating two of its patents. The first patent patent, issued in 1999, covers how customers can pick, receive and return a number of videos. The second patent, issued this year, allows online subscribers to keep DVDs indefinitely without incurring late fees. Netflix says that since it had the forethought to patent its ideas, Blockbuster has no right to use them.

The Blockbuster Argument

Blockbuster says Netflix is trying to force it into the red. In other words, Blockbuster maintains that the lawsuit is an attempt to stifle competition. The company says Netflix is now seeing its profits dwindle as Blockbuster Online becomes competitive.

Patenting a Business Method

The lawsuit begs the question: Can a company patent a business method? The courts have proven that if the method is unique enough, a company can obtain a patent, particularly in high-tech areas. In 1999, Coolsavings.com and SuperMarktetsOnline.com got into a dispute similar to the Netflix-Blockbuster controversy. Both are services that offer grocery coupons online. At each site, costumers can go online, choose coupons, print and use them at local retailers. Coolsavings.com thought the idea was so great, it got a patent. When SuperMarketsOnline.com set up shop, Coolsavings sued. The federal district court upheld Coolsavings' right to patent its business method.

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