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9 months ago

Shipaton Week 5: Build scalable apps + ASO to build your first 10K users

Week 5 in 60 seconds: PocketShelf is chasing the design award with polished onboarding, @U5_DEV is prototyping AI nail polish previews, and Sans Bhatia and Jorge Calle keep us updated with video blogs. This week’s livestreams on web purchases and paywall design are now on-demand; next week covers building scalable apps with Tempo and ASO tactics for your first 10K users. IRL events are happening in Helsinki, Delhi, Manchester, St. Louis, London, and Barcelona — keep posting in Discord and tagging #Shipaton on social to share your progress.

#BuildInPublic highlights

  • PocketShelf app going for our best design award with a polished, personalized onboarding flow
  • Sans Bhatia was inspired at our Shipaton event in Seoul to join the fun and has already hit the ground running with some daily videos
  • @U5_DEV is building a cool AI for previewing different nail polish designs on your own hands using AI
  • Jorge Calle talks about how he’s using the Shipaton as a motivator to race to the finish line on his YouTube channel

Livestreams: Join us next week

Also check our full schedule + past recordings at shipaton.com/live.

Tuesday 9th September: How to build reliable, scalable apps with Tempo. 

Join Charlie and a special guest from Tempo for a conversation on building apps that can scale without sacrificing reliability. They'll explore key considerations, share insights from the field, and wrap up with a live Q&A to answer your questions.

Register

Thursday 11th September: Finding your first 10k users: Splashy launch and ASO strategies

Charlie and Bernd Quehenberger from SplitMetrics get together to talk about strategies to attract your first 10,000 users. They'll discuss launch approaches, app store optimization ideas, and more, then finish with a live Q&A.

Register

This week’s replays:

Adding web purchases to your mobile app with Paddle

Tips & tricks for effective paywall design

IRL: Coming up this week and next

All these are listed with links on our IRL calendar. Want to host your own with your own community? Apply here — we’ll send swag!

Quick reminders

  • Discord = your HQ for feedback, collaboration, testers, and posting. Swing by Discord → share your #BuildInPublic posts in #post-engagement-boost.
  • #Shipaton = use this hashtag to post your updates on the social channels (including YouTube) of your choice: we read and watch every one! And browse this tag yourself for inspiration and motivation from your follow Shipaton builders.