In 2015 the app economy, the revenue driven through mobile apps and related activities, is expected to reach as $100 billion. With those numbers, Everyone is dreaming to build next Whatsapp, Instagram & sell it out to become millionaire or billionaire overnight.

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Wait. I am not discouraging you. You can build your app idea and eventually make it a successful one but only and only if you avoid the number #1 mistake that people with next big app idea make.

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It is adding too many features in app’s version 1.

I loved to talk with people with ideas, I love their energy & excitement but most of them make this mistake, They want to perfect their app version 1.

Striving for perfection is not bad but perfecting app’s version 1 is bad practice.

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Here are some consequences of perfecting app version 1:

• If you are hiring developer then perfecting app version 1 can lead to increased development cost
• You will surely miss your app’s deadline / launch date
• If your app failed then you have wasted all time & money to perfecting a failure
• You have diluted core functionality or message of your app

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

– Antoine De Saint-Exupery

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That’s what perfection is all about. Your app’s first version should only have basic functionality of your idea. It should convey your core message to your app user.

So your success mantra is “Build Less”

• Less Features
• Less Options

To sum it up, Building less is a good design practice. So avoid this no.1 mistake people with app idea make & make your app idea a successful.

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Do you strive for perfection in app’s version 1?

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