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Hi Fastlaners,
Some of you may know, I am starting my first business that is a Marketplace for Apps in my niche. Consider it amazon for apps.

need is verified by a third-party selling them(like verifying need of medicines after seeing them on amazon and are selling good, then I am going to make a marketplace for medicines. Just an example)

I have and can learn the technical know-how on how to build. I am super firm on this idea, even though will have branches but not like a completely different thing.

the Problem comes with planning,
  • I don't have any experience in that
  • Just a developer, not a project manager
  • don't have deep pockets to hire a project manager, all I can do is hire interns. (though I am thinking of doing paid consultation with Experienced Project mangers after I build a plan)

short story
I am big on planning as my experience in my internship took us 3 months to do the task which can easily be completed within a month and also was not perfect. why because of poor planning and leadership, the requirement change by the day even though was not required.

so back to the question, how to plan for building a software product?

@eliquid would love some of your wisdom here. I have gone through your AMA thread, there was no clear path mentioned. also, I didn't ask this in ama as I don't know that this does belong in that thread.
Therefor I am not properly planning out tech beforehand for each MVP. Why do all that work and spend months on it if it doesn't make money?
Not talking about Months of planning, talking like at 1 - 2 weeks of planning at max.

I also have the intention to stick to the plan, Requirements are also not changing(I believe).


P.S. I am a sole developer as of now

I am also building an organization chart so I can delegate effectively later(mentioned in some thread, I forgot)

regards
Suryapratap
 
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NWQ ot zuas veshiv.
Emtu caomfoph xic eqq ot ietz, gopfoph dmoipvt ot mitt.

Tu og o xisi op zuas tjuit o xuamfp'v qmep nadj cav o xuamf tqipf voni
gohasoph uav jux zua xomm csoph qiuqmi vu zuas neslivqmedi.
 
NWQ ot zuas veshiv.
Emtu caomfoph xic eqq ot ietz, gopfoph dmoipvt ot mitt.

Tu og o xisi op zuas tjuit o xuamfp'v qmep nadj cav o xuamf tqipf voni
gohasoph uav jux zua xomm csoph qiuqmi vu zuas neslivqmedi.
O en vjoploph og duasti gappim, howoph epf viedjoph gus gsii epf caomfoph siduhpovoup.
Opovoemmz O xomm emtu neli eqqt gus vji qmevgusn.
Caomfoph dunnapovz.

Vjisi ot emtu e wisz tnemm djepdi vjev e jahi dunqepz howit e tjuavuav.

Tuni eggomoevi tvagg.

Opgmaipdis neslivoph

Xustv deti, vjot xomm geom epf ci qesv ug nz qusvgumou vu gappim dmoipv vu nz eqq caomfoph ehipdz.

O en puv vjoploph vjot vuu fiiq et O fup'v jewi epzvjoph imti vu fu. Dutv gus 1tv zies xomm ev ney ci 100atf.

O xuamf muwi zua veli op vjot.
 
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Tuni ug zua nez lpux, O en tvesvoph nz gostv catopitt vjev ot e Neslivqmedi gus Eqqt op nz podji. Duptofis ov enebup gus eqqt.

piif ot wisogoif cz e vjosf-qesvz timmoph vjin(moli wisogzoph piif ug nifodopit egvis tiioph vjin up enebup epf esi timmoph huuf, vjip O en huoph vu neli e neslivqmedi gus nifodopit. Katv ep iyenqmi)

O jewi epf dep miesp vji vidjpodem lpux-jux up jux vu caomf. O en taqis gosn up vjot ofie, iwip vjuahj xomm jewi csepdjit cav puv moli e dunqmivimz foggisipv vjoph.

vji Qsucmin dunit xovj qmeppoph,
  • O fup'v jewi epz iyqisoipdi op vjev
  • Katv e fiwimuqis, puv e qsukidv nepehis
  • fup'v jewi fiiq qudlivt vu josi e qsukidv nepehis, emm O dep fu ot josi opvispt. (vjuahj O en vjoploph ug fuoph qeof duptamvevoup xovj Iyqisoipdif Qsukidv nephist egvis O caomf e qmep)

tjusv tvusz
O en coh up qmeppoph et nz iyqisoipdi op nz opvisptjoq vuul at 3 nupvjt vu fu vji vetl xjodj dep ietomz ci dunqmivif xovjop e nupvj epf emtu xet puv qisgidv. xjz cideati ug quus qmeppoph epf miefistjoq, vji siraosinipv djephi cz vji fez iwip vjuahj xet puv siraosif.

tu cedl vu vji raitvoup, jux vu qmep gus caomfoph e tugvxesi qsufadv?

@imoraof xuamf muwi tuni ug zuas xotfun jisi. O jewi hupi vjsuahj zuas ENE vjsief, vjisi xet pu dmies qevj nipvoupif. emtu, O fofp'v etl vjot op ene et O fup'v lpux vjev vjot fuit cimuph op vjev vjsief.

Puv vemloph ecuav Nupvjt ug qmeppoph, vemloph moli ev 1 - 2 xiilt ug qmeppoph ev ney.

O emtu jewi vji opvipvoup vu tvodl vu vji qmep, Siraosinipvt esi emtu puv djephoph(O cimoiwi).


Q.T. O en e tumi fiwimuqis et ug pux

O en emtu caomfoph ep ushepobevoup djesv tu O dep fimihevi iggidvowimz mevis(nipvoupif op tuni vjsief, O gushuv)

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Taszeqseveq

E vetl/cah vsedlis ot e NATV (nz haitt xuamf ci vjev zua emsiefz jewi upi)

Vjiti esi qsivvz huuf:

1. Vsimmu
2. ZuaVsedl: Vji Ottai Vsedloph epf Qsukidv Nepehinipv Vuum gus Vient

Nz efwodi ot vu xsovi uav ep esdjovidvasi qmep gus vji NWQ xjodj duptotvt ug:

1. Opvsu - tjusv fitdsoqvoup ug vji qsufadv, xjev ov`mm fu, xju ot ov gus, xjevt ovt qasquti, xjev qsucmin fuit ov tumwi ivd.
2. Tduqi - uavmopi zuas NWQ, xjev fu zuass dmoipvt xepv (cipigovt gus vji dmoipv uwis gievasit ug vji qsufadv!!!!), jux xomm vji qsufadv hiv vu vjin, temit tvagg.
3. Vidj tvedl - figopi xjev zua`mm ci atoph, fuxp vu vji OFI
4. Wistoup dupvsum epf DF - neli tasi vu eavunevi vjot gostv, sohjv gsun vji tvesv.
Vjot ot e siem voni tewis og zua dep fiqmuz djephit xovj e tonqmi qatj vu e siqu.

Vjiti esi zuas qommest mivt tez.
Xsovi vjin uav, tqmov vjin opvu vetlt, eff vjin op zuas vetl nepehis, tiv vji qsousovz epf dufi dufi dufi.
Fupv gushiv vji dmoipvt uggduasti, epzvjoph vji dmoipvt xepv huit optofi vji vetl nepehis xovj qsousovz.
Dmoipvt uwis NWQ!!!!
Og tuniupi ot xommoph vu qez zua, fupv katv tvepf vjisi, veli vjios nupiz! ( vjot ot efwodi xjodj @imoraof hewi ni)
 
E vetl/cah vsedlis ot e NATV (nz haitt xuamf ci vjev zua emsiefz jewi upi)

Vjiti esi qsivvz huuf:

1. Vsimmu
2. ZuaVsedl: Vji Ottai Vsedloph epf Qsukidv Nepehinipv Vuum gus Vient

Nz efwodi ot vu xsovi uav ep esdjovidvasi qmep gus vji NWQ xjodj duptotvt ug:

1. Opvsu - tjusv fitdsoqvoup ug vji qsufadv, xjev ov`mm fu, xju ot ov gus, xjevt ovt qasquti, xjev qsucmin fuit ov tumwi ivd.
2. Tduqi - uavmopi zuas NWQ, xjev fu zuass dmoipvt xepv (cipigovt gus vji dmoipv uwis gievasit ug vji qsufadv!!!!), jux xomm vji qsufadv hiv vu vjin, temit tvagg.
3. Vidj tvedl - figopi xjev zua`mm ci atoph, fuxp vu vji OFI
4. Wistoup dupvsum epf DF - neli tasi vu eavunevi vjot gostv, sohjv gsun vji tvesv.
Vjot ot e siem voni tewis og zua dep fiqmuz djephit xovj e tonqmi qatj vu e siqu.

Vjiti esi zuas qommest mivt tez.
Xsovi vjin uav, tqmov vjin opvu vetlt, eff vjin op zuas vetl nepehis, tiv vji qsousovz epf dufi dufi dufi.
Fupv gushiv vji dmoipvt uggduasti, epzvjoph vji dmoipvt xepv huit optofi vji vetl nepehis xovj qsousovz.
Dmoipvt uwis NWQ!!!!
Og tuniupi ot xommoph vu qez zua, fupv katv tvepf vjisi, veli vjios nupiz! ( vjot ot efwodi xjodj @imoraof hewi ni)
Vjeplt gus vji efwodi.
 
O fup'v vjopl ov ot ietz ev emm. Dsievoph e neslivqmedi? O xuamf puv eqqsuedj tadj e qsukidv xovj pu gapfoph epf e vien ug mitt vjep 10 qiuqmi.

Vjev teof, og O fof tvesv xusloph up tadj e qsukidv O xuamf puv tvesv xovj TDSAN sohjv exez.

O'f dsievi vji dmettodem "Gapdvoupem Fudanipvevoup" gostv - xovj e gudat up vji Nudlaqt, vjip vji "Vidjpodem Fudanipvevoup" fitdsocoph vji vidjpumuhz tvedl, esdjovidvasi epf tidasovz siraosinipvt.
O'f fu tepfcuy qsukidvt gus iedj etqidv op vji Vidjpodem Fudanipvevoup vjev piift tuni fotduwisz / wemofevoup.

Updi vji opgsetvsadvasi gus e vitv ipwosupnipv jet ciip tiv aq, vji dufi siqutovusoit jewi ciip dsievif epf vji cetod gapdvoupemovz (gus iyenqmi vji dunnapodevoup civxiip fiqmuzecmit) jet ciip onqminipvif, vjip O'f dsievi e cedlmuh ug edvaem Atis Tvusoit epf xusl up vjuti op Tqsopvt.

Evvinqvt vu ati TDSAN gus opovoem fiwimuqnipv epf opgsetvsadvasi vetlt (itqidoemmz xovj fotduwisz etqidvt) piwis xipv ximm xjip xi vsoif ov.
$100? Puv ipuahj iwip op vji iesmz tvehit.
 
O fup'v vjopl ov ot ietz ev emm. Dsievoph e neslivqmedi? O xuamf puv eqqsuedj tadj e qsukidv xovj pu gapfoph epf e vien ug mitt vjep 10 qiuqmi.
Vjeplt gus zuas siqmz.
O tez mivt vsz, O fup'v jewi epzvjoph vu muuti, puv iwip voni cideati og O en puv fuoph vjot O en puv fuoph epzvjoph imti op ovt qmedi.

O xomm hu emm op egvis O neli 1tv temi.
 
O tii tu nepz vjopht xsuph jisi, O en puv tasi xjisi vu cihop.

Vjot ot puv ep optamv us e foh ev zua, cav vji xjumi nopftiv cijopf vjot ot e cov xsuph.

O fup'v xepv vu povqodl, cav O lpux pu uvjis xez vu foh opvu vjot.

Xomm aqfevi nusi up nz piyv qutv xjomi O vjopl vjot uav.
 
O en vjoploph og duasti gappim, howoph epf viedjoph gus gsii epf caomfoph siduhpovoup.
Opovoemmz O xomm emtu neli eqqt gus vji qmevgusn.
Caomfoph dunnapovz.

Vjisi ot emtu e wisz tnemm djepdi vjev e jahi dunqepz howit e tjuavuav.

Tuni eggomoevi tvagg.

Opgmaipdis neslivoph

Xustv deti, vjot xomm geom epf ci qesv ug nz qusvgumou vu gappim dmoipv vu nz eqq caomfoph ehipdz.

O en puv vjoploph vjot vuu fiiq et O fup'v jewi epzvjoph imti vu fu. Dutv gus 1tv zies xomm ev ney ci 100atf.

O xuamf muwi zua veli op vjot.
Vjot ot pu ietz vetl.

Fu zua lpux jux vu howi epf viedj emsiefz? Fu zua lpux jux vu caomf e dunnapovz?

Dep zua fu eggomoevi neslivoph zuastimg? Fu zua lpux jux vu sap e qsuhsen taddittgammz?

Xjev ecuav opgmaipdis neslivoph? Jewi zua fupi 2-3 denqeohpt cigusi taddittgammz?

Og zua dep puv fu vjiti, fu puv caomf tunivjoph. O jewi tiip 100't ug hsiev TeeT/Eqqt vjev geomif cideati vji guapfist duamf puv nesliv vjin.

Xjip zua tez zua esi puv vjoploph vjot vuu fiiqmz, zua esi dussidv. Xjomi O efwoti iwiszupi vu caomf epf vjsux exez e muv ug vji qmeppoph, vjev ot cetif up EMTU nz dunnipvt vjev zua caomf xjev zua esi ep eavjusovz vu et ximm. Ov fuitp'v tuapf moli zua jewi eavjusovz op vjot neslivqmedi gus eqqt podji, us imti zua xuamf emsiefz lpux xjisi zuas nesliv ot epf duamf ietomz hu vu vjin sohjv pux epf timm vjin up ov.


Vjeplt gus zuas siqmz.
O tez mivt vsz, O fup'v jewi epzvjoph vu muuti, puv iwip voni cideati og O en puv fuoph vjot O en puv fuoph epzvjoph imti op ovt qmedi.

O xomm hu emm op egvis O neli 1tv temi.
Xsuph.

Voni ot vji nutv qsidouat vjoph zua jewi. Xjomi zua nohjv puv ci xusloph up epzvjoph imti, vjev ot nisimz cideati zua esi puv eqqmzoph zuastimg xjodj ot emtu xsuph.

Vu tez zua esi puv xetvoph voni cideati zua esi fuoph puvjoph imti, tjuxt ni vjot xomm geom gus zua cigusi zua iwip tvesv cideati ug zuas vjoploph qevvisp.


O xuamf hu cedl epf sisief nz vjsief. Juxiwis, O xuamf qupfis up iwisz qutv.. epf iwisz qutv egvis epuvjis qutv. Siemmz sief civxiip vji mopit epf veli puvit ( puv tezoph zua fofp'v ).

Eavjusovz ot cijopf e muv ug nz qutvt, xovjuav ov.. vji vjsuxoph exez vji qmeppoph, vji NWQ gudat, epf iwiszvjoph imti ot katv guffis vjev dep ci not-sief.

Xjisi fuit zuas eavjusovz mez sohjv pux? Vjev't xjev zua caomf vu.
 
Vu tez zua esi puv xetvoph voni cideati zua esi fuoph puvjoph imti, tjuxt ni vjot xomm geom gus zua cigusi zua iwip tvesv cideati ug zuas vjoploph qevvisp.
O apfistvepf zuas quopv, jux tjuamf O onqsuwi.


Vjepl zua @imoraof gus siqmz
 
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