dev phases

03 Nov 2015

after years of experience i have a very simplified approach to developing projects

create a story of the system & its possibilities

make sure it ties into the real world of today

for everything must be transitioned into

edit edit edit the story

get as many different perspectives giving feedback as possible

both from likeminded & from different-minded folk

determine if there's anything that can be patented/protected

make the call to go for protection or just be first to market

then create a mockup/prototype

including as much as you can with $0 input into this effort

prove the concept can really be built

as quickly as possible move into the crowd-sourced funding model

tell the same story but now with video and a more tangible tool - the mockup/prototype

see if people are willing to actually give $ toward developing further your idea

is it really delivering something they want or need in their life?

grow the dev team as the process unfolds

don't worry too much about ownership

but definitely outline how it will work

hope & pray that the project has a somewhat steady climb upward toward archiving milestone goals

build a network of interest

this must reach a critical mass before a lot of $ is thrown at it

everyone will know what this is along the dev path

assuming you attain the critical mass of interest

then it's time to start looking for serious dev capital

then everything changes

then everything must be done a certain legal way

then it gets uglier