Field notes for app builders

Small apps.
Big questions.

A strange little utility. A stubborn user problem. A business hiding in plain sight. Pull up a chair.

The reading room 10

Ideas to pressure-test01

A specialist inventory app needs to solve a real retrieval problem, not merely display somebody’s collection.

Ideas to pressure-test02

A household equipment notebook is worth testing only if it helps at the moment something breaks.

Ideas to pressure-test03

A rehearsal notebook could earn its place by connecting feedback to the next practice session.

Ideas to pressure-test04

A narrow field workflow can be a useful app niche when ordinary forms fail in the actual working environment.

Ideas to pressure-test05

Shared equipment is a small coordination problem with a very physical failure mode.

Ideas to pressure-test06

Shared responsibility creates a different product question from personal plant tracking.

Ideas to pressure-test07

The useful niche may be a specific trip constraint rather than a longer list of items.

Ideas to pressure-test08

A model call becomes a product when the surrounding workflow makes its output reliable and useful.

Ideas to pressure-test09

A quick build can still become a demanding business if the data, support and distribution never settle down.

Ideas to pressure-test10

Some ideas need evidence, access or an operating model before they deserve a build sprint.