Building A Billion Dollar App: A Cheat Sheet for Crypto Founders

Today Jason is joined by Imran Khan, Core Contributor at Alliance, the leading crypto accelerator. In this episode we discuss: - Alliance's early days   - What to focus on with your App   - Speculation vs skeuomorphic   - Tips for Founders - Focusing on small problems first   - Where to build: market research   - Measuring success   - Is chain focus important   - Chain ideologies as pain point   - Sustainable token offerings   - Founder likability importance   And much more! Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. -- Tangent is a private holdings company managing personal assets and is not a licensed investment advisor nor does it manage or accept any external capital. Nothing discussed is a solicitation for investment and is for entertainment purposes only. -- Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (04:00) Alliance's early days  (07:11) App focus (13:33) Speculation vs skeuomorphic (15:20) Tips for Founder  (19:23) Focusing on small problems first  (23:52) Where to build: market research  (26:23) Measuring success  (33:28) Is chain focus important  (39:37) Chain ideologies as pain point  (40:48) Sustainable token offerings  (48:50) Founder likability importance (50:46) Outro -- Imran's Breakpoint 2024 talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5J7tX492uE -- Twitter accounts: Jason Choi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrjasonchoi Imran Khan's Twitter: https://x.com/lmrankhan Blockcrunch Twitter: https://twitter.com/theBlockcrunch -- Blockcrunch VIP: https://blockcrunch.substack.com/ -- Disclaimer: The Blockcrunch Podcast ("Blockcrunch") is an educational resource intended for informational purposes only. Blockcrunch produces a weekly podcast and newsletter that routinely covers projects in Web 3 and may discuss assets that the host or its guests have financial exposure to. Views held by Blockcrunch's guests are their own. None of Blockcrunch, its registered entity or any of its affiliated personnel are licensed to provide any type of financial advice, and nothing on Blockcrunch's podcast, newsletter, website and social media should be construed as financial advice. Blockcrunch also receives compensation from its sponsor; sponsorship messages do not constitute financial advice or endorsement. Full disclaimer:  https://blockcrunch.substack.com/about