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It's time for a bonus episode! In this one, Adam tries to figure out why there are so many apps that are exclusive to iOS. He brings in Marques, Andrew, and Ellis to talk about some of the reasons he found by talking with developers. Special thanks to Christian Selig, Karn Saheb, and Curtis Herbert for lending their expertise! P.S - We're headed to Austin! If you're going to be at SXSW in March we'll be doing a live show so come say hi! Links: Christian Selig: - Website: https://christianselig.com/ - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@christianselig - Pixel Pals: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pixel-pals-widget-pet-game/id6443919232 Karn Saheb: - Website: https://karn.io/ - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@karnsaheb - Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/karn.io Curtis Herbert: - Website: https://curtisherbert.com/ - Slopes app: https://linktr.ee/getslopes - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@parrots01 Music provided by Epidemic Sound Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Socials: Waveform: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David Imel: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas chats with Curtis Herbert, the creative mind behind the Slopes App. Curtis chats how how Slopes started and what the goal is for the future. PSIA-AASI and Slopes are collaborating on a fun member-facing challenge. This challenge is tracking your vertical stats for the month of January 2024. If you ski or ride 100K vertical feet while using the slopes app, you get a free annual subscription to the slopes app. There will be micro-challenges as well through the month so make sure you're using the slopes app at all times while your out on the mountain! The slopes app tracks your speed, the number of runs you've done, your vertical, and much more. The Slopes App is essentially a skiing and snowboarding journal. Goerge and Curtis talk about the challenge and the benefits of tracking your day on the hill. Have fun! Learn more about the slopes app by heading to GetSlopes.com or by searching for "slopes app" in your app store.
Slices: The Deep Dish Swift Podcast In this episode of Slices: The Deep Dish Swift Podcast, Kai and Malin chat with Curtis Herbert, the developer of Slopes, speaker at the Deep Dish Swift Conference, and an overall terrific person. Links Deep Dish Swift Website Deep Dish Swift Mastodon Deep Dish Swift Twitter Special Guest Curtis on Mastodon Curtis on Twitter Curtis' Website Slopes Hosts Kai on Mastodon Kai on Twitter Malin on Mastodon Malin on Twitter Deep Dish Swift Sponsors Revenue Cat Codemagic OneSignal Runway Emerge Tools Stream MichiganLabs Happy Scale
First Chair catches up with Curtis Herbert, about PSIA-AASI Official Supplier Slopes' “100K Vertical Challenge,” which runs through January 2023. PSIA-AASI members can join now to win great gear and prizes from Slopes, Faction, Transpack, and The North Face. Learn how you can enjoy the post-holiday slow down, get out on the mountain, crush some vert and win a Slopes Premium Annual Pass and prizes from Faction, Transpack, and The North Face: http://tiny.cc/8043vz
On the podcast we talk with Curtis about his 9 year journey to reach $1M in ARR, why he shares revenue numbers publicly, and how taking inspiration from web businesses instead of other apps kept him ahead of the curve.Our guest today is Curtis Herbert, an independent iOS app developer/designer/wearer of many hats. Curtis is the founder of Slopes, the app for skiing and snowboarding, and he took it from an indie side project to a thriving business.In this episode, you'll learn: Marketing tips for consistent growth How Curtis transitioned Slopes to a subscription model Which tools and strategies had the biggest impact on Slopes' success The tradeoffs of hiring employees as an indie developer Links & Resources Tableau Vero Firebase Curtis Herbert's Links Slopes app Follow Curtis on Twitter Curtis' website Follow us on Twitter: David Barnard Jacob Eiting RevenueCat Sub Club
Emmanuel Crouvisier joins the show to talk about creating and growing the credit card rewards tracking app CardPointers. Links & Show Notes Emmanuel's Twitter (https://twitter.com/emcro) CardPointers (https://cardpointers.com) RevenueCat (https://www.revenuecat.com) Curtis Herbert (https://twitter.com/parrots) Christian Selig (https://twitter.com/ChristianSelig) Jordi Bruin (https://twitter.com/jordibruin) Soosee (App) (https://jordibruin.github.io/food-scanner/) More Launched Website - launchedfm.com (https://launchedfm.com) Twitter - @LaunchedFM (https://twitter.com/launchedfm) Reddit - /r/LaunchedFM (https://www.reddit.com/r/LaunchedFM/)
Today Kelly sits down with Curtis Herbert of Slopes to talk about how the app came to be and why he publishes his sales numbers.
Launched is back! Russ Shanahan joins the show to talk about his iOS app health tracking app Happy Scale. Links & Show Notes Russ on Twitter (https://twitter.com/russshanahan?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) Happy Scale (https://happyscale.com) Indie Beginnings Podcast (https://indiebeginnings.net/2-basically-happy-with-russ-shanahan/) Russ' Inspirations Daniel Gautier (https://twitter.com/danielmgauthier) Kushagra Agarwal (https://twitter.com/kushsolitary) Curtis Herbert (https://twitter.com/parrots) Kaya Thomas (https://twitter.com/kthomas901) Rogue Amoeba (https://rogueamoeba.com) Panic (https://panic.com) Astro (https://astropad.com) More Launched Website - launchedfm.com (https://launchedfm.com) Twitter - @LaunchedFM (https://twitter.com/launchedfm) Reddit - /r/LaunchedFM (https://www.reddit.com/r/LaunchedFM/)
It's almost Steve's birthday and it's been an eventful week! Steve photographs a concert for the first time in over a year, then says farewell to fellow Philly CocoaHead and legendary developer of the Slopes app, Curtis Herbert, over delicious cocktails downtown. But, that's not all! Chrissie and Steve review The Suicide Squad as well as indulge in some dunking on the puzzling semi-negative review by Grace Randolph that has had film Twitter all a tizzy. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/partners-in-crime/message
We're joined again today by Curtis Herbert, developer of Slopes, to discuss WWDC. Last week we talked about announcements that made the keynote. Today we dive into some of the WWDC sessions that Joe and Curtis have watched and how what they have seen will affect the businesses of iOS and Mac developers. We discuss […]
We're joined today by Curtis Herbert, developer of Slopes, to discuss the WWDC keynote and how the announcements that Apple made will affect the businesses of iOS and Mac developers. We talk about new Swift language features, how Apple's focus on privacy will affect marketing efforts, changes coming to the App Store, developing and deploying […]
In this podcast, Christina sits down to speak with Karen and Curtis Herbert of Themelios Coaching. Themelios Coaching supports women who are entering the empty nest period of their life. Primarily, they focus upon helping you manage the transition, navigate your changing relationships, and find the exciting treasure that is awaiting you in the second half of your life. In fact, part of our conversation was about their proprietary exploration process they use to help you identify the unique contribution you bring to the world and to invest wisely in the next 20 years. Additionally, we spoke about Karen and Curtis' journey to where they are today, the process of discernment, diving into our true identity, and how we avoid "getting stuck" in the midst of monumental life change. Our conversation was one that truly inspired, encouraged and left me full of hope knowing that such well-trained, enthusiastic and faith-filled people are out there to help people through a period of life that can be extremely challenging, so I hope the conversation does the same for you as well! To find out more about Themelios Coaching, go to: https://thmlcoaching.com/ or join their free Facebook group here Just a reminder about the ongoing OSV Innovation Talk Sunday Podcast series that is happening in both Zoom and Clubhouse! Each Sunday in June at 9:30amEST, Christina hosts an in-depth conversation about a different OSV Innovation Talk that is featured and discussed--all as a way to spark creativity for how we go about living out our lives of discipleship and working in the vineyard. To have the Zoom link sent to you, you can sign up here: OSV Innovation Talks Sunday Podcast Series Or use the link below on your mobile phone (iPhone AND Android now have the Clubhouse app), and come join me for conversation in Clubhouse in the Missionary Discipleship Club: https://www.clubhouse.com/event/PGNRVaVmatalk For more information: http://www.sayyestoholiness.com On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sayyestoholiness On Twitter: semcsem On Clubhouse: csemmens www.christinasemmens.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sayyestoholiness/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sayyestoholiness/support
In this episode of the iPhreaks Show, Alex talks to Curtis Herbert about challenges building your own indie iOS app. They talk about technical decisions, business priorities, and benefits and disadvantages of sticking with Apple technologies. Sponsors Audible.com CacheFly Panel Alex Bush Guest Curtis Herbert Links https://simgenie.app https://getslopes.com blog.curtisherbert.com/tag/slopes-diaries https://independence.fm https://curtisherbert.com https://simgenie.app Picks Alex Bush: Profit First by Mike Michalowicz Clockwork by Mike Michalowicz Curtis Herbert: LEGO® Pirates of Barracuda Bay Follow Curtis on Twitter > @parrots Follow iPhreaks Show on Twitter > @iphreaks
In this episode of the iPhreaks Show, Alex talks to Curtis Herbert about challenges building your own indie iOS app. They talk about technical decisions, business priorities, and benefits and disadvantages of sticking with Apple technologies. Sponsors Audible.com CacheFly Panel Alex Bush Guest Curtis Herbert Links https://simgenie.app https://getslopes.com blog.curtisherbert.com/tag/slopes-diaries https://independence.fm https://curtisherbert.com https://simgenie.app Picks Alex Bush: Profit First by Mike Michalowicz Clockwork by Mike Michalowicz Curtis Herbert: LEGO® Pirates of Barracuda Bay Follow Curtis on Twitter > @parrots Follow iPhreaks Show on Twitter > @iphreaks
Today we continue our conversation with Curtis Herbert about his iOS app Slopes and his work to bring it to Android. Curtis talks to us today about his experience hiring a developer for the first time, his attitude towards managing risk in his business, and why he doesn’t think learning Android development and writing the […]
Today we talk to Curtis Herbert about his iOS app Slopes and his work to bring it to Android. Curtis shares the story of hiring and firing an Android developer and the effect that this year’s weather and pandemic had on revenue. Then we dig into the risks of continuing development on the Android version, […]
Curtis Herbert joins the show to talk about his skiing and snowboarding app Slopes. Links & Show Notes Curtis on Twitter (https://twitter.com/parrots) Softcard (formerly ISIS) (https://techcrunch.com/2014/09/03/isis-mobile-wallet-rebrands-to-softcard-to-distance-from-miltant-terror-group/) Trace (soccer tracking app) (https://www.traceup.com) Russ Shanahan (https://twitter.com/russshanahan) Happy Scale (https://happyscale.com) Independence (podcast) (https://independence.fm) Jelly (Daniel Farrelly) (https://jellystyle.com/about) Launched Shirts (https://cottonbureau.com/products/launched-podcast) More Launched Website - launchedfm.com (https://launchedfm.com) Twitter - @LaunchedFM (https://twitter.com/launchedfm) Reddit - /r/LaunchedFM (https://www.reddit.com/r/LaunchedFM/)
The indie app development special series continues, this week focused on business models and marketing, and again featuring tips and advice from a group of amazing guests. Also, adding cursor support to an iPad app, lots of game recommendations, our most embarrassing bugs, and... ARM Macs confirmed? Sponsored by Setapp: Try Setapp with over 170+ Mac apps completely free for the first week. Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Guests: Christian Selig Curtis Herbert Casey Liss Heidi Helen Links GameKit’s voice chat API John’s code-along guide to the SwiftUI layout system Indie Support Weeks Implementing mouse pointer interactions on iPad Episode with Riley Testut Apollo for Reddit Slopes Vignette Peek-a-View Curtis’s blog post about in-app purchases Capsicum When Did I…? Our game recommendations: Spyder Super Mario Maker 2 Pipe Push Paradise A Good Snowman is Hard to Build The Talos Principle The Witness Stephen’s Sausage Roll Subscribe: 🟣 Apple Podcasts 🟠 Overcast 🟢 Spotify
The new iPad Pro, native mouse pointer support in iPadOS, tips on working from home, app architecture and system design, picking the right technologies and dependencies for a project, and top tips on indie app development from Kaya Thomas, Casey Liss and Curtis Herbert. It’s the longest, most action-packed episode of Stacktrace that we have ever made! Sponsored by Setapp: Try Setapp with over 170+ Mac apps completely free for the first week. Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Guests: Kaya Thomas Curtis Herbert Casey Liss Links iA Writer WWDC by Sundell John’s article about working remotely Running Xcode and the iOS simulator fullscreen iOS Architecture Generator Rambo’s architecture article Child view controllers Parse Swift by Sundell episode about building MVPs We Read Too Slopes Vignette Peek-a-View New iPad Pro + keyboard announcement New MacBook Air announcement Our TV show recommendations Locke & Key Devs Ex Machina Truth be Told Star Trek: Picard Better Call Saul Rambo’s favorite Plot file Subscribe: 🟣 Apple Podcasts 🟠 Overcast 🟢 Spotify
We’re joined again today by Curtis Herbert, creator of Slopes. Today we talk about building an Android version of Slopes, and tracking finances year-over-year. Curtis offers his insight on how an indie developer trying to get started in 2019 could reproduce the success that Slopes has enjoyed, and Curtis confesses to abusing Photoshop. Release Notes […]
Today we’re joined by Curtis Herbert, creator of Slopes. We discuss some of the non-technical changes that Curtis has been experimenting with in his business. Curtis shares his experience with subscriptions, the addition of “family passes”, his decision to start developing an Android version of Slopes, and the results of his work with a business […]
More Than Just Code podcast - iOS and Swift development, news and advice
We celebrate our 5th anniversary as we record on August 7, 2019. Reminiscence and secrets revealed. The Apple Card starts to roll out to some users, along with new interest rates and some restrictions. Paul Beattie follows up with how to set up notifications on an iPad running iOS 13 beta. Apple's Filemaker is going back to the original Claris moniker. iOS 13 privacy policy will change logging in with Facebook. Dominos is appealing to the Supreme Court about accessibility rulings. Picks: 10 tips for reviewing code you don’t like, SwiftTO Conference. AfterShow: Who is the top Canadian recording artist
Chad is joined by Curtis Herbert, independent app developer and creator of Slopes, to discuss balancing client and product work, the pros & cons of a seasonal app, the importance of outreach, and experimenting with non-traditional business models. Slopes Breakpoint Studio Curtis on Twitter Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!
We’re joined again today by Curtis Herbert, the developer behind Slopes and one of our speakers at Release Notes 2017. We talk about freemium, the relative benefits of subscriptions over paid up front business models, and the importance of not surprising or confusing your customers with pricing. Release Notes 2017 Release Notes 2017 is SOLD […]
We’re joined today by Curtis Herbert, the developer behind Slopes and one of our speakers at Release Notes 2017. We talk about his pricing experiments with Slopes and his experience taking Slopes from a paid up-front model to an annual subscription model. We talk about selling benefits instead of features, the effect that churn has […]
More Than Just Code podcast - iOS and Swift development, news and advice
This week we discuss new MacBook Pro's to be announced in October. We examine an article on Swift vs Objective-C language stats, as well as, Apple's interest in McLaren Applied Technologies. We discuss Ryan Nystrom's talk on Refactoring At Scale from Just Try Swift. We discuss a post by Curtis Herbert on compile time warnings. Jaime discusses Apple's post on JSON. Picks: Swift Protobuf, protips on changes in Storyboards and tableViews, Blocky Hockey, Blocky Football, Blocky Soccer, Blocky Rugby, TD MySpend, Realm Mobile Platform. Sponsored by: Buddy Build Episode 112 Show Notes: Apple Likely Aiming for Late October Launch of Redesigned MacBook Pro AMD ATI Technologies Apple CEO Tim Cook's Feud With BlackBerry Has a Quiet End Apple and Deloitte team up to accelerate business transformation on iPhone and iPad Apple deepens enterprise push with Deloitte partnership Aetna will help cover the cost of customers’ Apple Watches Atlassian Confluence JIRA Swift Job Market Is Bad News For Objective-C Nate Swanner TIOBE the software quality program It’s not McLaren Racing, but McLaren Applied Technologies, that Apple is likely lusting after Refactoring At Scale Ryan Nystrom IGListKit Working with JSON in Swift Marin Todorov Spark from CBC Radio: 328: Disruption in banking, a long view on AI, and more… Fiat Money Episode 112 Picks: About Swift Protobuf Protip: Changes in Storyboards and TableViews Blocky Hockey - Arcade Ice Runner Blocky Football - Endless Arcade Runner Blocky Soccer - Endless Arcade Runner Blocky Rugby - Endless Arcde Runner TD MySpend Realm Mobile Platform
More Than Just Code podcast - iOS and Swift development, news and advice
This week we chat about our iPhone 7 impressions and delivery experiences. We follow up on Apple Maps, Dennis Pilarinos speaking about Buddy Build and Dropbox. Jaime and Tim discuss their impressions of the Indie Devstock conference in Nashville TN. Aaron presents an argument about the future direction of the Macintosh. Picks: ProTip: viewWillLayoutSubviews bug, Twitter Dashboard, Google Allo, Google Trips Episode 111 Show Notes: Deliveries for iOS 26 Techniques To Improve, Learn, Create, Share and Ship - Simon Allardice No One is An Island - Joe Cieplinsky Staying Indie - Curtis Herbert Indie Devstock - Remote Access Pass Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center Live from Indie Devstock: More Than Just Roundabout Release Notes Dermot Daly on Roundabout John Wilker on Roundabout 360iDev NSNorth RWDevCon Intel’s 14nm Coffee Lake CPUs Feature Same Architecture as 10nm Cannonlake – Built For High-Performance Desktop and Notebook Platforms iPhone 7 Benchmarks: How much faster is Apple’s A10 Fusion chip? iOS 10 ∩ macOS Sierra. sturm und drang Episode 111 Picks: ProTip: viewWillLayoutSubviews bug Twitter Dashboard Google Allo — smart messaging by Google, Inc. Google Trips by Google, Inc.
Events seem to be the lifeblood of many coworking communities, and community building in general. But have you ever noticed that while some events are amazing at galvanizing a community, others seem to fall flat no matter how much effort you put in?This episode is all about the little things that make an event matter in the eyes of attendees - no matter how big or small the event.We talked with the brains behind CocoaLove, Curtis Herbert and Kotaro Fujita, with the goal of gaining insight into how they organized a tech conference that focused on the "human side" of a developing software for Mac and iOS devices. CocoaLove is a conference“for people,” and in this show Adam and Sam learn how the organizers somewhat accidentally discovered their own intentionality.You'll hear about their painstakingly creative approaches to bringing people together by igniting genuine curiosity, an inherent quality that can always be used to brighten up any kind of scheduled meet-up. Discover the power of a tangible takeaway, and guiding people through the social experience of a conference to help them get the most from each other.Pay close attention to this entertaining conversation - there's a lot to learn and apply to making your own events more memorable, and have people coming back because they want more.Notable QuotesMindful invitations…unique pins identifying introverts and extroverts [13:18]“Actionable Nuggets” Ensuring there are take-aways [23:30]“Leave the laptops in the hotel room” Preparedness [24:25]“When people can feel when something is a labor of love” [30:59]Save the date for April 21st! People at Work is an entirely online “conference” about work and collaboration. A first of it's kind, taking place over 24 consecutive hours and across 7 continents.This is going to be a great place for YOU to practice connecting the dots and getting more connected to the global coworking community.Stephan is joining People at Work to help you learn how to help coworking space members around the world connect the dots in their own communities.Tickets for the Summit go on sale this Friday, February 11th. Find out more about the format, meet more speakers, and get the link to register here.Support the show and get the next episodeI'm growing the team that makes this show happen! This episode is the first one that I didn't produce myself, so say hello to my new producer Mike Mehalick. Say hi, Mike!So here's the scoop: Mike and I are working hard on a brand new production workflow this year so you're going to be seeing new episodes of the show dropping MUCH more often.Lots of awesome stuff to come, I promise, and you don't want to miss this. Subscribe however you like to subscribe, here's some handy links for you:Subscribe in OvercastSubscribe in iTunesGet the RSS FeedSuscribe via Email Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this episode we talk with Curtis Herbert.Curtis is an independent developer & designer. He’s also a gamer, snowboarder, and self-proclaimed nerd living in the suburbs of Philadelphia.Don't forget to stick around for the after show! Show Links Curtis Herbert on Twitter Curtis Herbert on the Web Slopes Cocoa Love Indie DevStock Android Studio Google Inbox Boxy Dungeons & Dragons Munchkin Deluxe Cards Against Humanity Exploding Kittens Indie DevStock background track provided by incompetech.com "Protofunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/