I’m gonna spend the next 100 days learning about
#AI
and how to integrate it into
#MobileApps
, and I'll post my insights here in case it’s helpful to anyone. 📱🤖
👀 Things to consider:
- I’ve worked delivering Mobile App Solutions to clients for the past 10 years.
So it will
As a senior Android Dev, I wanted to test no-code tools to compare which way is quicker to develop an MVP.
Native Android Development vs FlutterFlow.
I'll be posting the results and my insights tomorrow.
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I'm thrilled to support so many entrepreneurs on their journey as their Fractional CTO.
Thanks for connecting, engaging, and inspiring 🩷
Excited for all the wins we've got coming our way!
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💻Why should
#DEVS
know how to use a Project Management tool? 📊
Even though your main focus is
#coding
, you also need to be familiar with at least 1
#projectManagement
tool.
You don’t need to be an expert, that’s the PM job, but knowing the basics will help you in many ways:
#flutterdev
:
Check out this short and easy-to-follow video on how to use Firestore CRUD functions in your project! 🔥
Perfect for getting started with
@Firebase
and data storage.
Create your own
#backend
for your
#flutter
app in just a few minutes!
🔗
Back home!
I'm feeling pretty good. No pain so far!
Surgery went great! Nothing was broken, apparently the stitches from the previous surgery were too tight and that was limiting my mobility. They removed them and trimmed small parts of the meniscus to make it smoother.
🚀
• Iterate. Your initial idea is just a starting point.
• Ship Small, Learn Fast.
• Perfectionism is your enemy.
• Don't mistake motion with progress. Focus on progress.
🚀
#buildinpublic
#indiedev
#indiehackers
Personally, I really like
@Jira
.
I’ve tried others like Asana, Linear and Trello. I'd recommend those too. But I feel like Jira can be very simple and straightforward when I work on projects by myself, while it also offers more complex features when I work on bigger projects.
4- It documents all the work you’ve done in case your client has questions.
Sometimes clients assume that developing a screen is a simple task, and don’t know what it takes to achieve that.
You want to track your work in case they wonder why it took longer than expected.
Day 9
#100daysofAI
:
🖌️🖼️What is DALL-E? What can it do? Possible use-cases for your mobile app:
Today I got into OpenAI's text-to-image model: DALL-E
🤖DALL-E (developed by OpenAI) is a sibling model to GPT-3, but instead of generating text, DALL-E generates images out of a
I just got very exciting news!! 🥳🥳
I'll be taking
@JorgeCastilloPr
's course about Jetpack Compose! It's such an honor to learn from him!
Who else is joining? Really looking forward to meeting everyone and learn together!
Happy Sunday! 🙌
And the winner of a free seat for the course is 🥁🥁🥁
@inesTheTechie
🥳 congrats! 👏👏
Thanks to everyone who participated. I'll probably give another one away in the following weeks. Stay around 🙌
Day 4:
#100daysOfAI
:
Understanding GPT parameters to get better answers:
Yesterday I integrated GPT into an Android app. And noticed that by changing some parameters, I'd get different results (answers). Let's dive deeper into some of these parameters:
@zlatov_cristina
They're just trying to get your attention (in a petty way). Or are frustrated with their own lives.
Ignore those. You're doing great!
I love being a woman in tech.
How to build an app without coding:
Who says you need to code to build an MVP?
In 2023 coding skills are not a barrier anymore.
I've curated a list of the most popular no-code tools so you can launch your business idea:
Websites/Landing Page Builders:
• Webflow
• Framer
The 5 Stages of Debugging an App:
• Stage 1: Denial
"No way, my code is perfect! This bug report is wrong, I'll clear cache and restart."
• Stage 2: Anger
"Why isn't this working?! The code looks fine!"
• Stage 3: Negotiation
"Okay, if I comment out this part, maybe it
Day 3 of
#100daysofAI
:
"Is it hard to integrate GPT API into an app?"
TL;DR: No, it's as easy as calling any other http request.
Today I integrated the Completions API for text generation into an Android app: you send a prompt, and receive an answer. Similar to what
Entrepreneurs in Europe:
Does anyone have a decent co-founders agreement template?
I'll start a new adventure as a tech co-founder and I'd like something signed before I spend months working on it.
#buildinpublic
#indiehackers
Day 5
#100daysofAI
:
💬 What are other popular models besides GPT?
GPT has become the most popular recently, but OpenAI offers other models too to cover different use cases:
- ✍️GPT 3.5 and GPT 4: A set of models that can understand and generate natural language or code.
-
1- If you like videos,
@plcoding
on Youtube has great
#Android
learning material, and makes it sound easy to learn. He has several videos about Compose, but this is a good one to start with:
Stop overthinking.
Years ago, when Uber was revolutionizing the US, a client approached the dev agency I was working at back then.
His vision? An Uber-like app for Latin America.
There was high demand, zero competition at that moment, and guess what: it was a
Am I the only one who can't pay attention to audiobooks?
Lots of people listen to audiobooks while doing something else. I just can't focus. What am I doing wrong? 🫠
Want to be an entrepreneur? Here's your checklist of things to do:
Strategic Planning
• Goal Setting
• Market Analysis
• Business Model
• Competitive Strategy
• Growth Planning
• Risk Assessment
• SWOT Analysis
• Resource Allocation
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Have an app idea and want to quickly validate it with your target audience?
Reduce development time with
@Rapid_API
It has a large library of APIs such as weather, location, currency exchange, and more. You can also search APIs by category.
#buildinpublic
Build An App From Zero - Step 1:
Coming up with an App Idea: "I want to build an App, but I don't know what to build".
Not all entrepreneurs know right away what they want to build, and that's ok.
👇If you are still struggling to come up with the perfect app idea for you,
Time to put FlutterFlow to the test! 👀
How long will it take me to replicate an Android Native App (built in one week), using
@flutterflow
?
I've been an Android Dev for years, but I'm curious about no-code's potential to launch quickly and in multiple platforms.
We'll see!
Day 10
#100daysofAI
:
Looking to add AI features into your mobile app? 📱
Here are 6 of the most popular AI domains you can explore for your app :
🧠 - Natural Language Processing: models that can understand and generate human language. This is useful for chatbots, automated
Day 6
#100daysofAI
:
💬 What is fine-tuning an AI model? 🤖
Fine-tuning is optimizing an existent machine learning model so that it performs better and gives better results.
Imagine it as fine-tuning a musical instrument for a particular song – we tweak the model's parameters,
Day 17
#100daysOfAI
:
I've integrated Google Cloud Text To Speech into my android app.
✅Pros: Compared to Android's built in TTS class, Google Cloud offers hundreds of different voices that sound more human, offering a more realistic experience.
❌Cons: it's a paid service.
📱👩💻 I'll start building a new app from scratch today! And I want to share the entire process with you.
From → Initial App Idea
To → Launch.
Context: I'm scheduled for knee surgery next Wednesday, meaning I will have a few weeks of limited mobility.
➡️ So, to keep
Day 11
#100daysofAI
:
👀 Today's AI research has been about Computer Vision:
Imagine an app being able to recognize objects, people, places, gestures, and much more from images.
These models can be trained to cover several use cases like:
- Face detection
- Image Labeling
-
Day 2 of
#100daysofAI
:
🔍 Diving deep into OpenAI's text generation APIs: GPT (generative pre-trained transformer). The real bread and butter of OpenAI. 🍞🧈
1️⃣ ChatCompletions API vs Completions API: 👩💻 OpenAI offers 2 endpoints for text generation:
- Completions API: Send a
As a Software Engineer I also love learning about UX/UI to build better apps.
Right now I'm checking out tutorials about Color Theory and Color Palettes.
Any tips or youtube channels I should follow?
🎯 My goal for 2024:
🤝 To help as many Non Tech Entrepreneurs as possible to bring their App Idea to life.
How?
By offering Product Strategy and Tech Advise.
Would you like to build an app for your business but have no idea where to start? I got your back!
❤️ Let's
I'd like to be able to work faster on Figma when building wireframes and app designs.
Any plugin suggestions? Which one is your favorite?
#buildinpublic
I've just read this quote and it resonated with me:
"You have to be odd to be number one."
Specially in the entrepreneurial world.
Be bold to be different.
Your individuality is your competitive edge.
#buildinpublic
I'll be joining 40 other peers to learn about Jetpack Compose from one of the best! Only 10 seats left. Who else will be joining us? We start in 2 weeks! 💪
If you're interested in Android Development I highly suggest him 👇
You're building your MVP.
Packed with features you're proud of.
Launch day finally arrives.
Feedback rolls in:
Users are confused.
Overwhelmed with so many screens and features.
The truth?
Your MVP doesn't need every feature.
It needs the RIGHT ones.
Curiosity can be your biggest time saver ⌚️
10 years in Mobile Development taught me the power of one question:
"WHY?" Why are we building this?
Before diving into code, understand the purpose:
• Does it solve your user's pain points?
• Is this what your users need?
•
2- I've found
#Google
official codelabs very useful.
When learning, if I just watch a video without actually coding I end up forgetting what I learnt. That's why I love codelabs.
Here's a good one to start with Compose:
If you ever feel stuck trying to figure out what to build next you'll want to save this post:
5 tips to Brainstorm Business Ideas:
1️⃣ Leverage Your Expertise: Build something within your area of expertise.
For example: if you're a doctor, you’ll be better positioned to build
Day 7
#100daysofAI
:
Fine-tuning vs Few-Shot Learning 🤖
In my previous post I explained what Fine-tuning was.
Now I'll talk about Few-Shot Learning:
Let's use GPT-4 as an example: this model has been pre-trained on a vast amount of data. So instead of retraining the model
🚀 100 new followers in 2 weeks!
I'm so happy with this community!
I've been meeting such interesting an inspiring people lately.
I hope I can support as many entrepreneurs as possible on their journey as their Tech Advisor.
As always, feel free to reach out. My DMs are
@niklogvinenko
This will push jr android devs out.
Imagine you are just starting, after a lot of effort building your first app, where the hell are you supposed to find 14 testers?
Founders: Need to validate your startup idea?
1- Identify your target audience.
2- Check out online communities, forums, and social media groups related to this target audience:
• Reddit
• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• Discord
• Slack
• Quora
• Meetup
• ProductHunt
3- Engage
Just got my first
#Flutter
app running!
Setting up the environment was a bit of a challenge, but the official docs and the community were really helpful.
Now I'm ready to start building awesome cross-platform experiences! 👩💻🚀
#AndroidDev
#WWCode
#womenintech
#coding
Canva plugin is now available on ChatGPT!
Create professional visuals in just a few seconds:
1: Open ChatGPT in your browser.
2: Go to the Plugin section, under GPT-4.
3: In the Plugin Store search for Canva
4: Click ‘Install'
Now you can start using it:
• In the ChatGPT
- What do you call a startup founder who has never had a failure?
- A liar.
Don't be afraid to fail. Every failure gets you closer to success, keep hustling! 💪
#buildinpublic
Hard decision: Should I discontinue a feature?
As a Product evolves, some features no longer fit and need to be removed.
Here are 3 reasons why you might need to discontinue a feature:
• Feature is unprofitable
• Feature is redundant
• Feature doesn’t fit with the brand
How to Build an MVP in Days: Android vs FlutterFlow.
As a senior Android Dev I decided to test the no-code realm to build an MVP as fast as possible.
My insights were too long to post here so I decided to write an article about my experience:
Day 16
#100daysofAI
:
Taking this Machine Learning intro course from kaggle.
If anyone is interested in learning ML, this is a great starting point!
It's free and they also offer an intermediate course.
Does this mean that 30 people are already using my GPT? 🥹
If you are one of those can you please share what you are asking it?
I want to fine tune (train) the GPT to offer the best result possible for you. Thanks!!
You can check it out here:
Copywriters, Authors, Content Creators, etc:
I'm making a step by step guide for entrepreneurs with no tech knowledge on how to launch an app without a tech co-founder.
If you've created a digital book/guide/pdf: do you have any tips?
Thanks!
#buildinpublic
Entrepreneurs:
A new week = a new opportunity to turn ideas into action! 💪
• Make a ToDo list for this week.
• Embrace the Challenges.
• Celebrate Small Wins.
Conquer this week, one step at a time! 🚀
#MondayMotivation
From Anxiety to Building an MVP in just 4 hours with ChatGPT:
The end of the year brings stress and anxiety for many, including myself. And breathing exercises are an effective way to cope with panic attacks.
There are several breathing apps in the Play Store. But none of them
🦗 GET RID OF THE CRICKETS 🦗
A few weeks ago I talked to an entrepreneur who was truly passionate about his product.
He had spent 3 months building it and was convinced it would be the next big thing.
Finally, Launch Day arrived!
And guess what…
He could hear the
@_david__wright_
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