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Fake It Make It: How to Validate Your App Ideas in 3 Hours
Is it possible to create an interactive prototype for your app idea without using a design tool, without knowing how to write code, and without hiring designers or programmers to help you with it? Many people spend a lot time learning new design tools and programming languages, so they can make a demo version of their app to test with users and get feedback about. This book introduces a simple, fast and cheap approach to prototyping web and mobile apps with no design or coding skills required. You will master a proven process used by more than 50,000 designers, entrepreneurs and product managers worldwide. If you know how to use Apple Keynote or Microsoft PowerPoint to create presentations, you will learn how to use the same tools to prototype and validate your app ideas in 3 hours or less. You will be prototyping and testing dozens of app ideas in a fraction of the time it would normally take to do one of them, and you will be doing it all using tools you already know how to use! In this book, you will learn the - How to come up with good app ideas - How to create a user experience blueprint for your app - How to put together an interactive user interface using Apple Keynote or Microsoft PowerPoint - How to get feedback from users and refine your app design - How to outsource and manage the app development process - How to test your ideas quickly and cheaply This book is for you if you - An entrepreneur who wants to test new app ideas before getting them developed - A designer who wants to quickly create design concepts to show to clients or team members - A product manager who wants to create product requirements or specifications without writing long documents - A teacher who wants to teach app design and development Pick up your copy of "Fake It Make It" today, and turn your app ideas into working prototypes in 3 hours or less!
106 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 5, 2015
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May 18, 2015
Excellent guide for anyone who has an app idea but needs to validate it
I bought Keynotopia for KeyNote a couple of years ago and it is hands down the simplest way to create and validate your app idea with potential users. With this companion guide, the process of using Keynotopia just got simpler. If you are truly serious about validating your idea, you cannot go wrong with Keynotopia and this ebook.
I bought Keynotopia for KeyNote a couple of years ago and it is hands down the simplest way to create and validate your app idea with potential users. With this companion guide, the process of using Keynotopia just got simpler. If you are truly serious about validating your idea, you cannot go wrong with Keynotopia and this ebook.
May 19, 2015
The book presents a good practice of creating MVPs. It's something as a oversimplified book over lean methodologies. As well it's more focused on advertising a given product (Keynotopia), despite there are far better products for achieving an interactive prototype in a few hours time.
I'd say it's a good read for newcomers for the entrepreneurship stage and non-technical individuals and don't have the time or will to dig deeper in theory of lean and project/product management.
I'd say it's a good read for newcomers for the entrepreneurship stage and non-technical individuals and don't have the time or will to dig deeper in theory of lean and project/product management.
September 4, 2017
Meh. We were doing this circa 2000 with PPT... (ie, the approach is good but nothing new). Get a book like 'Don't Make Me Think' for some real substance.
March 6, 2019
Practical useful advice
This is how I like business/help books to be written. With clear steps that can take you to the end goal you have in mind.
This is how I like business/help books to be written. With clear steps that can take you to the end goal you have in mind.
March 19, 2019
Makes me want to build
Some great concrete pointers, tactics and tips on how to let fear go, and start creating value for your idea of end users.
Some great concrete pointers, tactics and tips on how to let fear go, and start creating value for your idea of end users.
February 23, 2021
Read it. Did it.
If you are short on cash but long on time read this book.
It organized my chaotic ADHD ideas into something tangible.
If you are short on cash but long on time read this book.
It organized my chaotic ADHD ideas into something tangible.
May 18, 2015
Good quick introduction to prototyping
Not a lot that was new to me - but I've been doing this for a very long time.
I like and use Amir's products. A great book to get you prototyping quickly.
Not a lot that was new to me - but I've been doing this for a very long time.
I like and use Amir's products. A great book to get you prototyping quickly.
August 23, 2017
Simple & straight forward
All you need to get started and move on. Clear specific and actionable advises. Validate your ideas faster and easily
All you need to get started and move on. Clear specific and actionable advises. Validate your ideas faster and easily
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