the journal
notes from the studio
written here, kept here.
13 min read
Google and Apple Are the EU's Bitches
The European regulatory paradox: privacy, digital freedom and the cost of doing business.
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We are starting to feel like a startup
Kleosvic is now a team of three. A reflection on growing into a startup, defining roles, managing expenses and building something together before the revenue arrives.
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101 downloads. I count them one at a time.
Kleos Music shipped on 2 October. It passed 100 installs on 18 October. I found out today, 20 October, because Play Console told me so two days late. Here is what 101 actually feels like.
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3,340 people saw Kleos Music. I don't know if any of them wanted it.
Between 2 and 15 October, 3,340 people saw Kleos Music on Google Play and 63 installed it. I have been staring at these five numbers for a week and I still cannot tell what is broken.
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Stop trying to scam me!
hello@kleosvic.com exists so that people can reach the studio. So far, almost everyone who has reached it wants to be subcontracted, wants to claim an inheritance, or introduces themselves as a lawyer.
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I don't like being a startup founder
A 5.75 on an exam, two more to go and I'm writing this shit.
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I’m Sixteen and Already €1,320 in the Red
I’m sixteen and already €1,320 in the red building kleosvic. Here is where the money went, what the real costs are, and what I’ve learned from it.
4 min read
The App I Stopped Building
I built a guided breathing app for fear of heights. Learn why a well-designed app can still fail to attract users, and what I learned about finding a real problem to solve.
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How to Find and Validate Your Next App Idea
A practical framework for finding, validating and building your next app idea using Pain, Solution, Filter and MVP.
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How did we pass Google Play Closed Testing
What we learned from Google Play closed testing while building Kleos Music, from finding testers to fixing real Android issues and preparing for production.
streaming rents you back your own taste. kleos music hands it to you — and keeps it on your phone.
