How I build

From an idea to a product people use, in eight stages.

Every project goes through the same stages in the same order. Each one leaves something behind that you can open.

01
Idea
A problem I have, or one I keep seeing other people have.
Leaves behindA one-paragraph thesis
02
Research
Who else solves it, what they charge, and where they fail.
Leaves behindSource notes and a research brief
03
Define
What is in version one, what is not, and the names and numbers everything else must match.
Leaves behindDecisions and a feature list
04
Design
Every screen and every state, as a clickable HTML page.
Leaves behindA design set and a flow chart
05
Build
The data model first, then the app against the designs.
Leaves behindThe app, with tests
06
Release
Store listing, screenshots, privacy, review.
Leaves behindA build people can install
07
Market
Positioning, store search, and somewhere to say it.
Leaves behindA listing people can find
08
Operate
Numbers, support, and the fixes they point to.
Leaves behindMetrics and release notes

Where each project is

Every project, placed on the eight stages.

Counted from each project’s own repository. A filled dot means that stage’s work exists and can be opened.

Done Under way Not started

Not on the board yet: Learning Platform, Scrvio, Trunk, DwarSeva Societies, tradx.

Open the work

Read from each project’s repo at build time. Nothing is copied here.

Project	State	Screens	Wiki pages	Open
AskCal	In App Store review	45	44	Flow chart · Wiki
Chitragupt	Pre-launch	245	327	Flow chart · Wiki
Aakalan	Public iOS beta	49	49	Flow chart · Wiki
Charades	Live on Google Play	16	20	Flow chart · Wiki
Tic Tac Toe	Live on both stores	8	13	Flow chart · Wiki
Imposter	Closed testing	31	29	Flow chart · Wiki
Plan-Kid	In design	54	102	Flow chart · Wiki
DwarSeva Property	In design	81	33	Flow chart · Wiki