38: Choosing Tech Stack and Taking Preorders




The Art of Product show

Summary: <p>Derrick is still moving in the right direction with the product he is developing called, Level. He used Product Hunt’s Ship to set up a landing page. He plans to promote his upcoming product and control its launch.</p> <p>Also, Derrick published a blog post titled, Building Level #2: The Tech Stack. It summarizes his rationale and reasons why he chose specific technologies. Plus, he posted his and Ben’s conversation, Live Level #2: Branding and GraphQL Mutations, and created a Twitter handle for Level.</p> <p>Today’s Topics Include:</p> <p>Derrick plans to create bite-sized content to engage customers and build trust<br> Fake videos and info products and other shenanigans<br> Derrick has been splitting his time writing backend code and nailing down design <br> Getting feedback on mockups<br> Be aggressive by charging and collecting pre-payments<br> Ben will be going to MicroConf; taking a plane ride with leg room </p> <p>If you’re enjoying the show please give us your ratings and reviews in <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-art-of-product/id1243627144?mt=2">iTunes</a>.</p> <p>Links and resources:</p> <p><a href="http://www.benorenstein.com/" rel="nofollow">Ben Orenstein Website</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/r00k" rel="nofollow">Ben Orenstein on Twitter</a><br> <a href="http://www.derrickreimer.com/" rel="nofollow">Derrick Reimer Website</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/derrickreimer" rel="nofollow">Derrick Reimer on Twitter</a><br> <a href="http://www.derrickreimer.com/posts/building-level-2-the-tech-stack/" rel="nofollow">Building Level #2: The Tech Stack</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui3KhMH-kLo" rel="nofollow">Live Level #2: Branding and GraphQL Mutations</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/poweredbylevel" rel="nofollow">Powered By Level on Twitter </a><br> <a href="https://www.steveschoger.com/" rel="nofollow">Steve Schoger</a><br> <a href="https://www.producthunt.com/ship" rel="nofollow">Product Hunt’s Ship</a><br> <a href="https://www.producthunt.com/upcoming/level" rel="nofollow">Level on Product Hunt</a><br> <a href="https://www.drip.com/" rel="nofollow">Drip</a><br> <a href="https://codetree.com/" rel="nofollow">Codetree</a><br> <a href="https://www.microconf.com/" rel="nofollow">MicroConf</a></p>