How to Build a Billion Dollar App, George Berkowski
How to Build a Billion Dollar App, George Berkowski
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How to Build a Billion Dollar App
Discover the secrets of the most successful entrepreneurs of our time

Author: George Berkowski

Narrator: Christopher Ragland

Unabridged: 12 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/06/2017


Synopsis

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BUILDING AN APP-BASED BUSINESS

'A must read for anyone who wants to start a mobile app business' Riccardo Zacconi, founder and CEO King Digital (maker of Candy Crush Saga)

'A fascinating deep dive into the world of billion-dollar apps. Essential reading for anyone trying to build the next must-have app' Michael Acton Smith, Founder and CEO, Mind Candy

Apps have changed the way we communicate, shop, play, interact and travel and their phenomenal popularity has presented possibly the biggest business opportunity in history.

In How to Build a Billion Dollar App, serial tech entrepreneur George Berkowski gives you exclusive access to the secrets behind the success of the select group of apps that have achieved billion-dollar success.

Berkowski draws exclusively on the inside stories of the billion-dollar app club members, including Instagram, Whatsapp, Snapchat, Candy Crush and Uber to provide all the information you need to create your own spectacularly successful mobile business. He guides you through each step, from an idea scribbled on the back of an envelope, through to finding a cofounder, building a team, attracting (and keeping) millions of users, all the way through to juggling the pressures of being CEO of a billion-dollar company (and still staying ahead of the competition).

If you've ever dreamed of quitting your nine to five job to launch your own company, you're a gifted developer, seasoned entrepreneur or just intrigued by mobile technology, How to Build a Billion Dollar App will show you what it really takes to create your own billion-dollar, mobile business.

About George Berkowski

George Berkowski is a serial entrepreneur who has built businesses in manned space flight, online dating, transportation and mobile apps. He is one of the minds behind the internationally successful taxi hailing app Hailo where he led the product team until September 2013. George studied rocket science and economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and business at the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris. He was Chairman of MIT's Enterprise Forum in the UK and is heavily involved in the UK and US startup scenes. George now divides his time between London and Silicon Valley.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Karel on August 31, 2015

While rehashing some epics eloquently (square, instagram, whatsapp), and highlighting powerful quotations (McClure/AARRR, Jobs, Grove, Zuck), I don't see so much value created. Perhaps the early chapters inspire startup creation, but the growth and investment chapters could only help C-level execs o......more

Goodreads review by Alexander on January 03, 2019

This is one of the most impressive books I have ever read. Like anyone, I've kicked around ideas about apps with friends of mine. But 30 minutes into this book I realized I would never be the kind of person who wanted to bring an app to fruition. If you want actionable advice on creating an app in exc......more

Goodreads review by Ryzal on May 21, 2018

First and foremost, I must give George Berkowski a big applause. He has written such an organise guidance book for building a billion dollar app/startup. To fit everything, a step by step guidance, in one book about building a billion dollar app/startup, isn’t an easy thing to do. This book is sort......more

Goodreads review by Simon on February 10, 2019

An interesting insight by someone who's been on the ride to building a billion dollar app before. The book follows a logical approach to identifying the opportunity, formulating a team, prototyping the idea, building the MVP, testing, iterating, financing, growing, growing, and growing some more. Th......more

Goodreads review by Jose on October 28, 2014

This excellent book does an excellent job in walking you through the practical steps to building an app-based business. It starts in the very early stage part of an app startup and then goes incrementally with tips and tools until the billion dollar stage. If you have a startup based on an app you n......more