Posts tagged incubate this!
The Tech Therapy Couch: Keep It Simple, Silly! Build what you need, when you need it...

There's this misconception that you need to spend a lot of money on software before you put your idea out there. We say, "Oh, nay NAY!"

Build as little as possible to demonstrate your idea first... And then do a LOT of customer validation interviews to hone in on the core concept. You'll find out whether you're solving your users' problem or not very quickly and you won't spend tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars and years of time on something that doesn't quite hit the mark.

Keep It Simple, Sillypants!

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Podcast: Internet of Things (or Internet FOR Things?)

his week on The Raika Show, we’re partnering up with Incubate This! to talk about IoT: Internet of Things.

Ahh, the Internet of Things… Smart thermostats, smart lights, smart door locks. The world is now just plain SMARTER because of these tiny little robots we’ve entrusted to care for the mundane logistics in our lives.

Are they really trustworthy? What is IoT, how was the spec invented, and what were the creators thinking anyway? Listen as GotAnAppIdea.com and Raika Technologies join forces to find out how these little gadgets impact our everyday lives.

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Podcast: Apptrepreneur™: The Startup Gap

The gap that exists between "I have an idea!" and "I need funding" is ENORMOUS. This week we are exploring the gap with help from our client and friend William Loopesko, CEO of PuppTech, and discussing the process of building a new startup and what it really takes to get to success.

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