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For the non-technical people like myself what are some ways that I can develop a mvp without spending a ton of money ?

by 1stup_

For the non-technical people like myself what are some ways that I can develop a mvp without spending a ton of money ? I would rather use my time to learn how to do something instead of hiring someone that is going to cost me an arm and leg(I totally understand and respect what developers do but with me bootstrapping my idea money will be tight). More specifically, if I wanted to create an Instagram like app what would be the best way to go about it. Any advice would be appreciated! I'm determined to make this happen even if I have to do it myself!

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on July 3, 2019
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    I would start off with getting a simple landing page done and collect email, if there's interest then get some dev to use existing wordpress plugins to get started.

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      thanks for the input my friend!

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    Hi! I suggest you follow the right planning process before you build your MVP:

    1. Identify your users' personas and potentially user groups
    2. Write out user stories, prioritize them for MVP. Think of all extra interactions such as emails, notifications, etc.
    3. Work on data model (following graphQL methodology, plan your data types, queries, data mutations by looking at user stories)
    4. Create low-fidelity mockups
    5. Test or review the user stories and mockups with your early testers, get feedback
    6. Iterate and simplify as much as possible, cut out anything but the real MVP
    7. Outsource design of mockups

    With this documentation in place, you will be in a position to better understand your app, and pitch it to any developer or even outsource it and be able to project manage the execution in tools like Trello

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      Thank you for the input! I'm going to be honest you threw me for a loop with some of the words you have used but I'm going to digest this over some google searches and do a little more research on my idea. There is clearly more work to be done on my end before I can even get started with making this happen. I appreciate you taking the time to give me some direction on where to start! GRATEFUL!

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