How we decide what to build next
Every idea sounds good on day one. These are the four questions an idea has to pass before we start building it.
Ideas are cheap. Time is not. Before we commit to a new app, it has to pass four questions.
1. Do we understand the problem first-hand?
Forex News is built by traders, for traders. When you know a problem from the inside, you make much better decisions about what to leave out.
2. Can it be explained in one sentence?
"An economic calendar with news and alerts." "Every Google Font, on your phone." "Save the statuses your friends share." If we cannot write the sentence, we are not ready to write the code.
3. Can a first version ship quickly?
We look for a small first version that is genuinely useful on its own. Everything else waits for real feedback from real users.
4. Will we still want to maintain it in a year?
Shipping is the beginning, not the end. An app that needs attention it will never get slowly breaks, so we only take on what we are willing to keep updating.
Your idea
We ask the same four questions when founders and businesses bring us their ideas. If yours passes, or you are not sure yet, tell us about it.
