The App Guy Archive 1: The first 100 App Guy Podcast interviews with Paul Kemp - The App Guy

In this special 100'th episode I interview Paula Pant Founder of AffordAnything.com . If you are the sort of person who says "I can't afford it", this interview will change your life. Learn how to live a life location independent and financially free.

In this episode I interview Bobby Gill Creator of the App Word Hack and co-founder BlueLabelLabs. Follow Bobby's journey from Microsoft, trying to escape technology and co-founding the app company Blue Label Labs.

In this episode I interview Gary Darna Founder of CompleteSet. Learn how to use Facebook groups to connect with your audience. Gary shares his rollercoaster journey, the ups and downs, of being an entrepreneur. Also, get tips on finding your ideal co-founder.

In this episode I interview Andreas Kambanis co-creator of the very successful app Caveman Feast. Andreas talks us through his story of submitting an app to the Apple App Store whilst travelling on a beaten up bus in Columbia. This app went big!

In this episode I interview Stephen Key Author Of One Simple Idea. Follow you passion as a creative and sell or rent ideas, under licence, to large companies. Partner with a big company to get your idea or app to market quicker and with a bigger ad budget.

In this episode I interview Ezra Firestone founder of www.SmartMarketer.com . Find out why it's important to reach financial freedom to have a more enriched entrepreneur lifestyle. Also, learn how to get your app ranked high in the App store th

In this episode I interview Tim Roberts founder of www.SuccessThroughReferrals.com . Learn the importance of networking for success. Tim believes in finding your passion in business.

In this episode I interview Corey Fruitman, founder of InstantHousecall. Corey talks us through why he opted to develop an app for Windows before Android or iOS

In this episode I interview Gary George Founder of Blazin Multimedia. Gary talks us through App Store SEO, web apps vs native apps, website design, keyword research and his client work.

In this episode I interview Sasha Eslami co-Founder + CEO EverSnap. Learn how Sasha crashed a wedding to come up with his awesome startup idea. Also, find out how to bootstrap your idea using your spare room or bedroom.

In this episode I interview Joe Vennare Founder Of Hybrid Athlete. We flesh out a really cool idea for a health related app.

In this episode I interview Steve P Young Founder of Mobile App Chat. Steve has an inspirational story of reaching out to massively successful app developers, such as Tweetbot and Shazam, to learn how to market his own apps. He shares his experience of talking to over 100 developers for his podcast.

In this episode I interview Derek Coburn Author of Networking Is Not Working. Learn how to network to improve the opportunities for your business.

In this episode I interview Michael Krause Author Of Smart Prospecting Everytime and Creator of MDKrause.com . Learn what it takes to change your mindset when leaving corporate life.

In this episode, I interview Julie Busha Co-Creator of Slawsa and On Shark Tank. Learn how being an entrepreneur can be a real rollercoaster of a ride. An inspirational story from Nascar to a successful food brand.

In this episode, I interview Len Wright Co-Founder AppZineMachine.com AppClover.com . Discover a great new way to monitize your content by attracting subscriptions through Newsstand.

In this episode I interview Scott Cramton Founder Of The Murder Mystery Company - the third largest theatrical company in the world. Learn how Scott is using tablets and the cloud to manage his company and live events. This episode generates a lot of new app ideas including one that Scott loves and wants app developers to email him about.

In this episode I interview Laura Berg Founder of MySmartHands.com . Laura has a viral video of over 4 million views and makes it the number one source of business. Also, she shares an insightful experience building an app.

In this episode, I interview Brian Raney Founder Of Awesomeinc.Org . Learn about incubators for startups.

In this episode I interview Jim Palmer Founder TheNewsLetterGuru.com , nohasslenewsletters.com and GetJimPalmer.com. Learn some great new strategies for marketing our apps.

In this episode I interview Jim Kukral Founder Of Sproutar And Author Of What Is Personal Branding. Jim's been building web businesses for 18 years and teaches us the importance of problem solving.

In this episode, I interview Tim Paige Of Podcaster at ConversionCast and Conversion Educator at LeadPages. Tim is a Conversion Educator and an experienced marketing in all forms of media. He's helping LeadPages grow lists by as much as 10,000+

In this episode I interview Roger Lee founder of Roger Lee Dance. Roger is an award-winning entrepreneur, dancer, choreographer, visual artist, artistic director, producer, consultant, coach, educator, author, speaker, and media personality from Philadelphia, PA. He is the owner and artistic director of Roger Lee Dance, LLC, founder and executive artistic director of Philadelphia Arts and Entrepreneurship Festival, and author of Overcoming Dance Fear.

In this episode, I interview Ali Rittenhouse founder of http://alirittenhouse.com/ .Ali has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs master their online domain by: setting up functional & beautiful websites, launching digital programs and products, sharpening systems and customer flow, and making their clients’ businesses tick, 24 hours a day.

In this episode, I interview Matt Kress Co-Founder of Relate.ly .As a location independent co-founder of relate.ly working around Asia. http://relate.ly. This is a simple way to make sure you stay top of mind with the most important people.

In this episode, I interview William Shaker of www.WilliamShaker.com Online Entrepreneur, Blogger, Podcaster, Speaker About Entrepreneurship, Motivation and Success. William shares his e-commerce experience and his views on smartphone traffic. We discuss responsive websites versus native apps for e-commerce businesses.

In this episode, I interview Robin Hallett of www.RobinHallett.com . She is an intuitive healer, teacher, writer, artist, speaker, truth teller. Learn how we can inject our personal brand into our business. We also discuss a great app idea should you need inspiring.

In this episode, I interview Neil Patel Founder of two SaaS analytics companies CrazyEggs and KISSMetrics, plus QuickSprout.com & NeilPatel.com . Neil has had a fantastic entrepreneurial journey. He’s built his brand by primarily helping others, educating, speaking at conferences, guest blogging and more. Learn about Neil’s biggest pain points, potential app ideas and his favourite apps.

In this episode, I interview Trevor Page Founder Of Survey2Sale.com . Trevor learned how to take his Java experience to pivot into an iPhone App developer writing apps in xCode and Obj-C. He openly shares how his first app earned him a disappointing $20 a month. This experience ultimately lead him to the successful launch of Survey2Sale.com which doubled the sales of his e-book and increased his Opt-in list.

In this episode, I interview Bob Caspe CEO at International Entrepreneurship Center. Bob is a pioneer of innovation, having created among the first digital cameras. Bob has a unique perspective of technology and apps; comparing these in respect to evolution. Fascinating stuff!

In this episode, I interview Syed Balkhi Creator of WPBeginner, List25 and OptinMonster. List 25 has videos with 120 million views. His work has been featured in NYTimes, Wired, Yahoo, Mashable, Business Insider and more. A fantastic story of a

In this episode, I interview Jaydev Karande Founder of Wearcast. Jaydev is an entrepreneur and social capitalist with a life goal to win as many hearts over as possible by helping people achieve their dreams.

In this episode, I interview Robert Graham Co-Founder of Brander App. Learn what its like to go through an accelerator as a startup, how to get into an accelerator and how to push content to influencers.

In this episode, I interview Deacon Hayes Founder of WellKeptWallet.com . Learn about the debt snowball technique to helping you achieve your way out of debt. Also, get a few ideas about potential new apps.

n this episode, I interview James Swanwick an ex ESPN anchor on SportsCenter, author of ‘Insider Journalism Secrets’ and founder of Alpha Male Club. James talks to us from Bogata, Columbia and tells us what its like living life location independent. He also reminds us how we can be awesome with our life and app development.

In this episode, I interview Brant Cooper the co-author of the New York Times Bestseller, The Lean Entrepreneur. Brant has spent 16 years helping companies bring innovative products to market. Brant shares his experience going through an IPO

In this episode, I interview Jerrod Sessler ex Nascar driver and Founder of HomeTask. At the age of 4, Jerrod told his mum he was going to be a Nascar driver. He later realised this dream. Jerrod reminds us of the importance of dreams plus he’s building an awesome app and is looking for app developers.

In this episode, I interview Maggie Patterson Founder of MaggiePatterson.com . Learn how to brand yourself through your personality and promote your business.

In this episode, I interview Steve Olsher Author of What Is Your What. Steve’s appeared on CNN, Fox Business, ABC, NBC, Forbes.com, The Huffington Post, Mancow Muller’s radio show, The Jim Bohannon radio show, and more than 300 other media outlets. Now, Steve gives up his time to give us ideas on how we can learn to live.

In this episode, I interview Leslie Samuel the main guy behind Become A Blogger and the creator of Interactive Biology - the blog dedicated to Making Biology Fun! A really interesting chat about teaching higher level content to increase our credibility, showcase our talents to the world and live out our passions.

In this episode, I interview Kate Matsudaira Founder of Popforms.com . Kate has extensive experience building and managing high performance teams that create really amazing technology to solve important problems. She comes up with a great idea for indie app developers to engage more with our users.

In this episode, I interview Ryan Battles Micropreneur & Bootstrapper, Co-founder of Harpoon. Ryan builds web applications, talks how we can continuously improve personal productivity and gives us some business and marketing tactics.

In this episode, I interview Phil MacNevin Founder of TrackrApps and Co-Founder of Able.fm & SaaSquash.io. Learn how Phil pivoted from web developer to game developer and apps. He’s worked with Eban Pagan and shares some great tips on marketing and building apps that really matter.

In this episode, I interview Alex Genadinik Founder of http://www.glowingstart.com . Alex has built mobile apps for business planning, business ideas, fundraising and marketing. In the episode, Alex makes this a great episode full of content and kindly gives away a discount to his online Udemy courses.

In this episode, I interview Joel Boggess And Dr Pei Kang Of Finding Your Voice Radio. Joel Boggess is the host for “finding your voice radio”, author & life coach. He hosts a regular show with his wife Pei. Learn how it feels to work online with your life partner.

In this episode, I interview Brandee Sweesy Founder Of BrandeeSweesy.com . Learn how to engage, expand and ignite your app business using Google Hangouts.

In this episode, I interview Marc Schulman President at Mutlieducator and an Apple Developer for over 30 years. In this episode, Marc shares his journey as a developer including the ups and downs over his long career. If you want a life in app development, this will be a great episode to learn from someone with a wealth of experience.

In this episode, I interview Carl Mattiola who built and founded ClinicMetrics, a SaaS product that helps Physical Therapy private practice owners manage their business metrics. Carl comes up with an amazing app idea worth at least $10 per download.

In this episode, I interview Stephanie Burns Founder Of Chic-CEO, a website that has previously been voted by Forbes readers as the Top 10 websites for women. Stephanie helps women around the world start a business. Stephanie has helped women start in tech, coding, law, nutrition and many other industries. She helps remind us in this episode that we, as indie app developers, should focus on solving problems.

In this episode, I interview Michael O’Neal Web Designer, Coach and Host of the podcast The Solopreneur Hour. Michael prides himself of having lively conversations, candid insights, & bold advice for what he proudly refers to as the unemployable people who are primed for real prosperity and fulfillment.

In this episode, I interview Kimanzi Constable Author of Are You Living Or Existing. Kimanzi teaches how to create a freedom based location independent online business which is ideal for indie app developers.

In this episode, I interview Warren Bobrow Author of Apothecary Cocktails. If you are an aspiring indie app developer and want to know what it’s like to follow your passion, you’ll want to listen to Warren talk about his journey to the best job in the world. Warren cracks open some Whiskey at 7:46am which makes for an interesting episode.

In this episode, I interview Steven Nixon Creator of FreeJazzLessons.com . Steve believes in sharing his knowledge, expertise, and passion for blues and jazz piano playing. He teaches us how to make money from our own expertise and passion. We discuss using aWebber, creating physical products and running a premium membership site.

In this episode, I interview Chris Miles of MoneyRipples.com . Chris, who retired financially free at the young age of 28, is known as the "Cash Flow Expert," He’s been featured in US News, CNN Money, Bankrate.com, and now makes an appearance on ‘The App Guy Podcast’, helping us indie app developers who aspire to become financially free.

In this episode, I interview Kim Walsh-Phillips Founder of IOCreative Group. Kim is obsessed with monetizing marketing through direct response: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Email and Direct Mail. Learn what may be best for advertising our apps on social media.

In this episode, I interview Gabriel Machuret Founder of ASO Professional. This is an important episode because we get to learn about App Store Optimisation and how developers are secretly climbing to the top charts using keyword App Store Optimization techniques. How do we get our apps noticed by Apple and Google. Gabriel talks to us from Thailand about his location independent lifestyle and the world app conference circuit.

In this episode, I interview Mike Russell New media audio guru and entrepreneur with a passion for podcasting, voice overs and audio production. Creative Director at Music Radio Creative. Mike teaches us how to source our audio files for apps, how to set up a podcast and what it feels like to work from home with your spouse.

In this episode, I interview Hugh Culver Author of Give Me A Break. Hugh is a Keynote speaker, a productivity expert, an author and coach. In this episode, you’ll learn how to identify a pain point which means creating apps that people are willing to pay to make this pain go-away.

In this episode, I interview Steve Richardson Author of "Become a Better Leader in 30 Days." Steve has been leading and managing people for over thirty years. We can all learn from such a wealth of experience and insight.

In this episode, I interview Branko Cerny Co-Founder Of SquareOne Mail. This new app is a personal email assistant aiming to remove you from the clutter of your inbox and save your mind from information overload. Before that, Branko worked as an Associate Product Marketing Manager at Google in Mountain View, CA. Listen to this episode to get an insight into what it’s like starting and running an exciting app company.

In this episode, I interview Sujan Patel CMO Of Bridge.us and Founder of Single Grain. In his latest venture, Sujan is now at the early stage startup Bridge.us that aims to make the complex immigration process easy and affordable. Previously Sujan founded Single Grain. Sujan talks about his experimental traffic strategies with his own apps on the App Store. As indie app developers, we can learn a lot from Sujan and his passion for learning what leads to the most downloads and repeat users.

In this episode, I interview Ace Chapman Author of How To Buy A Profitable Business - The Ace Formula. Ace has bought and sold many businesses in his entrepreneurial journey, some of which have been worth over a million. He now helps buyers of small businesses as a consultant. Ace talks about the rise of cash rich baby boomers buying small businesses. You’ll learn how to cash in on this opportunity with your app business.

In this episode, I interview Geordie Wardman Founder of WaveReview and blogger at www.geordiewardman.com . Geordie helps us understand how to triple our reviews, how to start on as little as $300 budget and the fun you can have building a business. The clue is in his website name WaveReview.

In this episode, I interview David McKeegan Co-Founder Of Greenback Services. This is an inspirational episode because David talks through how to set up a business in Hong Kong, how to get a residency visa to work in Bali and, to top this off, he gives us two awesome ideas for apps that solve tax pain points.

In this episode, I interview Matt Frazier Author Of No Meat Athlete. No Meat Athlete currently has over 20,000 subscribers and is viewed by over 300,000 unique visitors each month. This is relevant to ‘The App Guy’ because Matt talks us through his self-funded national book tour. There are lots of ideas for us to borrow from Matt’s awesome strategies for promoting his brand.

In this episode, I interview Samuel Hulick Founder Of UserOnboard and writing the world’s first book on the subject. You can find out more at his blog http://www.samuelhulick.com . Samuel talks us through a teardown and how he runs his own UserOnBoarding business.

In this episode, I interview Dan Norris Co-Founder at WPCurve. Dan works on the Gold Coast of Australia and set up WPCurve. The service offers Unlimited WordPress fixes live 24 hours a day from $69 / month. Dan had given himself two more weeks before looking for a job. He wisely applied his 10 point criteria to this successful startup.

In this episode, I interview Amber Ludwig Founder of NGNG. Amber helps you become the ‘go-to’ authority in your industry by building your online presence and personal brand. She can help us app developers, entrepreneurs, authors and business owners gain an integrated online presence and get results. She also suggests a great Linkedin strategy to gaining more app projects.

In this episode, I interview Paul Jarrett Co-founder of BuluBox. Paul shares with us his journey from following a standard career to being kicked up the backside to starting a business. Sometimes, this is what we need to start our own thing. Someone prepared to cut through all our excuses to remind us what we want to really do in life. In this episode, we chat about a specific opportunity for a Magento expert in addition to discovering some great apps.

In this episode, I interview Budi Voogt Founder of Heroic and Author of The Soundcloud Bible. Budi shares with us his journey as a successful entrepreneur, his advice for using soundcloud to boost our traffic and his favourite apps including the app idea we discussed in episode 30.

In this episode, I interview Kim Nicol of www.KimNicol.com . Kim is passionate about being alive — not just going through the motions, but truly, deeply, vibrantly living this one life. She introduces us to new apps to help us with our daily habits, our creativity and overall well being.

In this episode, I have a joint rant with Tim Duckett Author of Pro iOS Table Views: For iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. We discuss the impact of technology on society, ethics and the debate we all need to have, spying and what to expect from drones.

In this episode, I interview Nathan Barry Author of many books including the App Design Handbook and also the app developer who bought us the App called Commit. Nathan helps us think about launching our apps, the benefits of teaching others and the importance of building a list outside the app store.

In this episode, I interview Jesse Mecham Founder of You Need A Budget.com (YNAB). Jesse is a writer, speaker, podcaster and business owner. He shares with us his story of how he grew You Need A Budget to the success it is today. Jesse also has a podcast called You Need A Budget which just surpassed 1 million downloads.

In this episode, I interview Ryan Delk head of growth at Gumroad. Whilst at school, Ryan worked remotely for the startup Square. He subsequently went on to join Gumroad after being inspired by Gumroad founder Sahil Lavingia. Sahil is one of the first engineers at Pinterest, but left because of a vision for Gumroad. Listen to Ryan talk about life at startups, living in San Francisco, the apps that really excite him right now and generally helping us creative lot make some money by using Gumroad.

In this episode, I interview Norm Bour Author of Success At Any Age : The Baby Boomer's (and Gen Y) Guide to becoming an Overnight Success . Norm shares his insight into the generations and the multi-billion industry known as vaping. Oh yes, we also come up with several awesome app ideas.

In this episode, I interview Zechariah Newman, recent winner of the International Franchisee of the year, restaurant owner and blogger at http://zechariahnewman.com/ . Zechariah comes up with some very interesting app ideas for running his restaurants. He also reminds us what its all about by living a meaningful and purposeful life.

In this episode I chat with Jack Nutting about a question I received from a listener. I interviewed Jack in Epsiode 2, he is an App Development Expert, Author & Developer With Thoughtbot, previously developing for the wildly popular app dev company Toca Boca. Jack shares his thoughts on whether you can go it alone as an app developer or whether its best to build a team.

In this episode, I interview Steve Spalding Author of All The Little Things and the founder of the blog called How To Split An Atom. Steve has long been involved in Start-ups, speaking to many founders and entrepreneurs as an advisor; helping professionals match their business strategies to their web strategies. Steve is currently a Digital Business Strategist, Entrepreneur and Writer of Interesting Things with loads of great content to share with us.

Episode 20 - In this episode, I interview Michael Austin Jacobs, Author of Make Your Idea An App Store App: 8 Secrets Behind Creating A Successful App. Michael is a Motivational Coach, Speaker, and Serial Entrepreneur on a mission to change the way people view the world (and their lives). This episode led to a joint venture between Michael and me to create a meditation app using his content and images and my app building skills. It’s submitted to the iOS App Store and I’ll publish an update on how it works out.

In this episode, I interview Graham Lee Author of APPropriate Behaviour and Test Driven iOS Development. Graham works at The Big Nerd Ranch, tweets @SecBoffin and writes at a blog about MAC programming.

In this episode, I interview Vidal Graupera - co author of "Pro Smartphone Cross-Platform Development”. Vidal is the Engineering Leader at WalmartLabs, Entrepreneur, and Completely Hands on Senior Ruby on Rails & Mobile Developer.

In this episode, I interview Greg Vodicka a Millennial and a Storyteller working at Barkley and part of MillennialMarketing.com . Greg opted to study the personality behind products and promotion. His fascination with consumer insights, in particular the age group referred to as millennials, is why we can learn so much when promoting our apps to these young people.

In this episode, I interview Andrey Zhukov Founding Engineer At Toca Boca. Take a look at the beautiful and amazing kids iPhone and iPad apps developed by Toca Boca and you’ll understand the brilliance of of the team at Toca Boca. Andrey shares his story of the early days at Toca Boca.

In this episode, I interview Tim Duckett Author of Pro iOS Table Views: For iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Tim is an expert in designing and developing complex consumer and enterprise apps with a deep understanding of the user experience. He shares his view on programming languages; in particular C, objective C and COBOL. In addition, what its like to move and work abroad.

In this episode, I interview Andrew Dubber, Author of Radio in the Digital Age, The 360 Deal, Music in the Digital Age, Understanding the Music Industries, The 20 Things You Must Know About Music Online and more. Andrew is the Director of Music Tech Fest and an advisor to Bandcamp. He shares his insights about music in a digital age which will give app developers great ideas for music apps.

In this episode, I interview Bear Cahill, author of iOS In Practice and founder of Brainwash Inc. Bear is a freelance applications developer having worked on about 100 iPhone/iPad applications. He shares his journey from employee to setting up his own company and going freelance. We get insights into how best to network in the app dev community, how to get paying clients and the best app dev conferences to attend.

In this episode, I interview Jesse Feiler, a well-known developer, web designer, trainer, and author. His books include Get Rich with Apps, Sams Teach Yourself Drupal in 24 Hours, How to Do Everything: FileMaker Applications and many more. Jesse is also the founder of North Country Consulting. Jesse shares is view on app business models, new smartphone technologies for app developers and much more…

In this episode, I interview Tom Taulli, Author of How to Create the Next Facebook: Seeing Your Startup Through, from Idea to IPO. Tom is also a Startup advisor and blogger. He has first hand experience of working within the Startup community. His company MasterCFO provides outsource functions like accounting, payroll and taxes.

In this episode, I interview Drew Boyd, Co-author of Inside the Box: A Proven System of Creativity for Breakthrough Results. The book has been nominated as the most innovative book of the year. Drew puts an end to the myth ‘think outside the box’ and gives us app developers a new way to think up amazing app ideas.

In this episode, I interview Steffen Itterheim, author of LearnCocos2D and iOS Game Developer. Steffen also blogs at Learn & Master Cocos2D Game Development and works as a freelance programmer.

In this episode, I interview Lou Franco, author of hello iOS development and founder of Greenwave solutions. Lou has the experience of working in the leadership team of three start-ups over the last decade. He has a wealth of knowledge to share about marketing to app developers, how it feels to work in a start up and the best strategy for starting your own consulting company.

In this episode, I interview Gene Backlin, author of Professional iPhone & iPad Application Development and also co-author of iPhone & iPad App : 24 Hour Trainer. Gene is the owner of Marizack Consulting having set up the company after a distinguished career in consulting within the investment banking industry

In this episode, I interview John Brayton, the founder of Golden Hill Software and developer behind the successful Mac Store App called CloudPull

In this episode, I interview Erica Sadun, co-Author of Pitch Perfect: The Art of Promoting Your App on the Web. Erica has also co-written and contributed to dozens of technology related books which you'll find links to below. She is a unrepentant geek which makes for a great episode

In this episode, I interview Joe Conway, author of iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide and founder of StableKernel. For the past 16 years, Joe has been programming everything from Mac OS X to Android to iOS. As a former instructor and lead developer at Big Nerd Ranch, he fine-tuned his skills and expertise in overall mobile strategy, specializing in iOS Development. Author of ‘iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide’, an Amazon Best-Seller, Joe quickly made a name for himself in the mobile space. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies, technology start-ups and government entities to build mobile platforms, enhance existing applications and develop mobile strategies.

In this episode, I interview Aaron Nicholson : Co-Author of Starting An iPhone Business For Dummies and Founder of TheCodeBuilders.com . Aaron has worked on fantastic projects such as Tron, Rush and Hangover 3. He shares his advice on how to win similar high profile clients

In this episode I interview Kirby Turner : Founder of White Peak Software. Kirby just celebrated his 10th anniversary of running his own app development company. He shares his story with us today. I guarantee his app journey will inspire you to follow your passion and develop a love for building iOS apps.

In this episode I interview Jack Nutting - App Development Expert, Author & Developer With Thoughtbot, previously developing for the hugely popular Toca Boca. Jack shares his app journey, what we can learn from his failures and successes and his experience with his earliest app creation which attracted a massive 200,000 app downloads per day

In this episode I interview App Development Expert, Author & Teacher : Professor Lee Barney of Brigham Young University in Idaho. Professor Barney shares his journey of writing about iPhone app development and being the first wave of developers when the iPhone SDK was first launched.