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Shipaton Week 2: Validating ideas, building fast, and showing off

Hi everyone,

Week 2 in 60 seconds: #BuildInPublic keeps delivering. Taishi is building a tool to help other non-native English speakers share their progress. Chris Krueger’s UI effects are pure joy. Part 2 of Perttu’s series is out — this time on how to build fast. Last week’s livestreams are now on-demand, and there’s a full slate of IRL events next week across Encinitas, Berlin, Melbourne, Manila (online), and more.

Some highlights from the timeline:

  • Taishi — building an app to help non-native English speakers share in public
  • Chris Krueger — particle effects demo using Compose Multiplatform
  • Shubham Singh — clean animations + code examples in Spark
  • Flo — adorable study buddies in progress
  • NicheGuys — charming UI and travel app vibes
  • Flynn Codes — delightful dog walking app

Livestreams: watch now or join next week

This week’s replays:

  • Using AI to validate your app idea — RevenueCat’s VP of Marketing, Rik Haandrikman, walks through how to brainstorm, refine, and test app ideas using AI. Covers idea validation, early market testing, and competitor research.
  • How (and when) to charge for your app — Charlie and David Barnard break down the key decisions around charging for your app: when to introduce a paywall, how to price your offering, and which monetization models actually work.

Coming up next week:

Full schedule + replays: shipaton.com/live

IRL: Five meetups next week

Here’s what’s coming up:

Check the IRL calendar for other events, or host your own — we’ll even send you a box of fun swag for your community.

How to win, Part 2: Build fast

Part 2 of Perttu Lähteenlahti’s series is live — a time‑boxed framework for rapidly shipping a Minimum Lovable Product and iterating efficiently. He breaks down setting solid deadlines, sticking to them, and even a “4‑8‑24” rhythm to stay focused under pressure.

Ship Kit updates

  • Mobbin just joined the Ship Kit — you get 3 months of Mobbin Pro free
  • If you’re not getting Ship Kit updates, you might’ve unsubscribed from RevenueCat emails

Quick reminders

  • Join the Discord to ask questions, share posts in #post-engagement-boost, find testers, and get feedback from other builders
  • Post your progress using #Shipaton and browse the hashtag for inspiration

See you next week,

Peter
Content @ RevenueCat